Continuing the journey on Birmingham's 11C Outer Circle...
On the edge of Handsworth is this temple dedicated to the Guru Nanak, under construction The upper deck empties quickly as shoppers and students disembark. Birmingham’s been planned for the car and this is nowhere more evident than the inner-city suburb of Perry Barr.
On the fringe of Handsworth
The A34 dual carriageway forces its way, forming an impenetrable north-south barrier negotiable on foot only via grim 1960s-designed underpasses, with over-bright tiles.
Perry Barr’s other dominant feature is the soulless One Stop shopping centre. Here, a grey mall and greyer warehouses circle a single huge car park, the very antithesis of lively, independent Handsworth. Members of the diverse community nevertheless continues to add personality if not quite in the same way as its neighbour.
The 11C doesn’t quite reach the modest bus station attached to the shopping destination and for good reason: it requires an unnecessary diversion.
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