Selly Oak was developed for industrial housing from the late 19th century, mostly in terraces of small dwellings. Selly Oak was blighted for a large part of the 20th century by a road-widening scheme for the Bristol Road (A38).
In the latter half of that century, many historic buildings were demolished, leaving a degraded urban environment around the Bristol Road.
Plans for significant regeneration of the area were confirmed in 2005. A new 10 metre wide, 1.5 km stretch of road will alleviate the heavily congested Bristol Road, with improvements to public transport and other facilities in the area.
A major new Sainsbury's superstore will be built, replacing the existing Selly Oak store and funding the reopening of a small part of the Selly Oak to Lapal and Halesowen canal to enhance the area and provide a focal point.
I plan to document this scheme as it progresses so this gallery is a pictorial record of the work so far.
I will also include other images from the area.

This is phase 1 - Completed June 2009
Click each image for the date it was taken.