I cannot see why these houses had to be demolished, particularly Meya Villas. Good solid housing stock with attractive hood mouldings above the windows and doors. They should have been renovated.
Yes Mike, I'm totally convinced too. In my post #8 for some reason (tired brain perhaps) I thought the house numbers were even in which case the house next to the one I coloured blue would have been 28. It's only when I reread your post I realised it was 27, so in fact it all fits perfectly.I have found it impossible in a number of other cases to find any reference to the enscribed name of the place on electoral rolls and censuses, only back of or court no. But I am convinced of the identification as it goes with a route, going north up upper cox st, past nos 11,12 and the back of the school opposite, and then to corne rof Balsall heath road, along balsall heath road and then into Mary st. I will be putting these photos on the main 1969-73 thread with additional information as to buildings that I can find
I remember - having lived in Balsall Heath between 1974 and 1977 - that there were two quite distinct sides to it. The Moseley side of Edward Road consisted of fairly well kept Edwardian terraces which - according to Google Maps - are still there though obviously most have had new windows and often doors. The City side consisted of very scrubby waste ground, derelict or heading-that-way streets/shops/deserted businesses, all of which were gradually being demolished; Maps shows airy streets of modern housing there now.Kieron
That would probably apply to many houses around Birmingham . Phil, who was involved in the demolition and , occasionally renovation, of many properties at that time, has often made the point that, although there was much sub-standard building, there were also many well built buildings of character that could have been retained
hi tidd...i am sure a lot of our members would love to see your slides...thank youI remember - having lived in Balsall Heath between 1974 and 1977 - that there were two quite distinct sides to it. The Moseley side of Edward Road consisted of fairly well kept Edwardian terraces which - according to Google Maps - are still there though obviously most have had new windows and often doors. The City side consisted of very scrubby waste ground, derelict or heading-that-way streets/shops/deserted businesses, all of which were gradually being demolished; Maps shows airy streets of modern housing there now.
I converted some 1975 slides today showing quite a lot of the derelict B.Heath - anyone interested in seeing them?.
Should I post them here or start a new thread?.hi tidd...i am sure a lot of our members would love to see your slides...thank you
lyn