The Josiah Mason Traffic Island, Erdington.
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Image: © Roy Hughes Taken: 21 Jan 2009
This island stands at the crossroads of the A452 Chester Road and Orphanage Road Erdington. The statue on the island is of Josiah Mason and closer view of this and information about the great man can be seen on Image He helped to give Birmingham the title of "The City of a Thousand Trades"