Frenchay is quiet - and a long way from Bath Road.
At the junction of Bath Road the traffic lights had changed to red, but he took a chance.
He leased or bought a number of buildings along the Bath Road, in towns used as overnight rests by the coaching companies.
He lived at Bath Road but also retained his address in Birmingham until 1838.
As a result, control of the Bath Road was easy to maintain and many inns and towns became prosperous.
The Bath Road begins on the west side of the bridge.
It is north of the Bath Road (now part of the A4).
Although the priory was dissolved in 1539 the town remained an important staging post on the Bath Road.
The Power Company buildings survive in part on Bath Road.
The victoria jolted over shiny tracks in the center of Bath Road.