Highway Commemorative Plaque

Digbeth and High Street Deritend this ancient highway, widened and reconstructed was re-opened by the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation The RT. Hon J. A. Boyd-Carpenter, M.P. 22nd July 1953

The Highway Commemorative Plaque marks the re-opening of a widened and reconstructed ancient road in Digbeth and High Street Deritend on 22 July 1953, officiated by the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, John A. Boyd-Carpenter. The plaque commemorates post-war infrastructure improvements and the modernization of key transport routes in Birmingham.