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Clevedon Road Balsall Heath

Clevedon Road had a single tram track as can be seen in the photo (post 1971). This was the outbound track to Cannon Hill, route 37. Due to the narrow streets in most of of Balsall Heath trams only ran in one direction on many roads, returning t town using another road. This earned the area the nickname of the Chinese Railway.
 
Only know of one. This photo was taken pre WW1, when the building on the front left was the Calthorpe Arms. This was badly damaged in the war and I took a photo of it in 1970, just before demolition. This is in my Birmingham photo thread, but is also below, together with map to show position

9A. Calthorpe Arms.jpgmao 1953 showing what was once the Calthorpe arms.jpg
 
thats great mike...location solved but how sad the road has all gone now..as i said in my post i also could only find a clevedon road in balsall heath i could not find one in moseley

lyn
 
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Thanks all. Have created this thread with posts from another thread. I started the thread off with a wonderful photo originally posted by the late Oldmohawk - lots of interest from residents/shoppers, children, and shopkeepers, all out on the street to see what was going on.
 
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