Northfield Bicycles

Northfield Cycles is a local bike shop for 30 years, found at 956 Bristol Road South, B31 2PE It was   established in 1996, it stocks over 300 cycles. They sell road, mountain, hybrid, and kids bikes, plus e-bikes. They also repair bikes and sell gear.

Longbridge Works 1918

 

Ladies at the aircraft works at Austin car factory during WWI (colourized)

Black Haynes Road

 

Bournville Trust maisonettes, Shenley Lane end 1950s, now all demolished and new housing built there.

Aerial view of new housing in 2024

Early Shops

 

Later Burtons and Woolworths site c.1950s

Dewhurt Butchers, FA Lewis chemist, Lewis tobacconist's, Lloyds Bank 

Maisonettes with shops

 

Modern shops and housing in mid high street area of Northfield The parking area is now paved and used for events like Northfield Beech Party's. White building in distance was once MEB shop/showroom.

Old Hare & Hounds pub

 

C.1950s 426 Lickey Road, Rednal, Birmingham A popular pub which is part of the Ember Inns chain. Many decades ago it was much used by people visiting the Lickey Hills, who came by tram to the nearby Rednal terminus. Today the hills have less visitors, and they mainly come by car. To compensate, the pub has less competition as a number of pubs in the vicinity, who received much of their trade from visitors to the hills, have long closed.

J.J. Davis