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Old street pics..

Love the Villa Road pic Lyn, its so busy, so much to see on it -even tho it's a pity about the name lol - do you know when it was taken?
Sue
 
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Boden Road junction with Fox Hollies Road in 1938.
Both roads are still there but the cottages have gone.
 
Sister Sue
The Villa rd picture was on here before, and then it was listed as 1930s, though I'm not sure it wasn't a bit earlier than that from the general look of it. The William Arthur ford, stationers on the far right was there under William from between 1908-10 until between 1933-36, but was then run till 1943 by Elizabeth Ford, presumably his wife, and I reckon they would not have changed the name above the shop. this isn't therefore much help.
 
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Topsy - another smashing old photo. Looking this time from the Villa Cross up to Soho Road as I can see the Methodist church on the right hand side at the top.

Judy
 
Jayell said:
Topsy - another smashing old photo. Looking this time from the Villa Cross up to Soho Road as I can see the Methodist church on the right hand side at the top.

Judy
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judy i thought it was looking towards the soho road..i can just see wilkinsons shop on the right..

thanks topsy..
 
It looks a lot like the Delicatessen which used to be on the corner of Villa Road and Hamstead Road mid 1940's, minus the railings, what do you think all you Handsworth lot? Unfortunately I cannot remember the name of it. Lovely picture of Villa Road, but obviously very old, what about the Villa Cross Hotel, must have been on the site of the Villa Cross Cinema.

Katie
 
Thanks for the picture Lyn, I get it now. Lovely picture but a bit before my time!!!!!! These pictures certainly bring back so many memories, I also love the one of Soho Road, my Grandma used to live in Richmond Road and I went to school in Park Avenue. My Mum used to work in a stud factory it was called Sidney Griffiths, I wonder if anyone remembers this.

Katie
 
its a pleasure katie....i thought you may like to see that pic like you could get your bearings..richmond road is at the top of soho hill isnt it..sorry i have not heard of sidney griffiths but maybe one of our members may have..i used to go to the villa cross cinema every sat morning...happys days..oh and a warm welcome to the forum..take your time to look around if you need any help just shout...

lyn
 
Ah memories of Saturday Morning at the Villa Cross Cinema in the 1950s. "We come along on Saturday morning, greeting everybody with a smile. We come along on Saturday morning, knowing it is well worth while..." (shouted rather than sung) Roy Rogers; Flash Gordon; When it was your birthday you got in free and went up on the stage, infront of the screen, for a gift. Some of my mates had three or four birthdays a year!!! (Not me, of course.) I remember the talks between the films and one lady trying to tell us all about 'germs', with giant cardboard cut-out drawings of germs, and having great difficulty being heard over the noise of hundreds of kids. But you could hear a pin drop when the serial film was on!
 
hi rob if you go to the villa cross cinema thread i have reposted some pics including the interior of the cinema and also the demolision of it...such a shame it had to go and i wouldnt mind but its just a car park now...

lyn
 
Astoness said:
hi rob if you go to the villa cross cinema thread i have reposted some pics including the interior of the cinema and also the demolision of it...such a shame it had to go and i wouldnt mind but its just a car park now...

lyn
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Thanks Lyn. I had missed this thread. And thanks for all the pictures you post, they get the memory brain cells working again. Rob
 
hi rob just put villa cross cinema in the search box..any problems finding it get back to me..

lyn
 
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