Recent content by afzal

Hi all, Could you please shed some light on what part of villa street this is and approximately when would this picture have been taken? Thank you once again for all your help.

Thanks so much for the insight. I've learnt a lot about the history of where I live.

That's great thank you I will be sure to have a good read of the thread. Just a couple of questions I have, do you know what is the date of the old map on the overlay? Also In the attached photo I can see a couple of pump looking items by the angel pub, do you know what these were?

Thanks Lyn I'm so fascinated by the history of lozells. Where Southalls factory was it is now a park called George's Park I don't know when the site was demolished to make way for the open space. I am the treasurer of Friends of George's Park and I'm just trying to gather some history on the...

Thanks I will take a look. I came across this image on the forum and wanted to know if anyone knows what the building on the right of the image was? Opposite the copes pearl button factory. Thank you

Hi all, I live in lozells at the moment and love seeing these old photos and reading up on stories from people who used to live in the area in the past. It gives me a great insight into what life in lozells was like for the previous generations of lozells residents. I now live where I believe...