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Address plaques and nameplates for Terraces, Villas, Places etc
- Thread starter Vivienne14
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Gillott Road in Edgbaston /Rotton Park is a very long road with a fascinating mix of houses, some late Victorian with very elaborate stonework on lintels and window arches.
Gillott Road
85-87 Church Villas (part of the plaque is missing because of a new window. The building is opposite Christ Church).
452-454 Alexandra Villas
448-450 Carlton Villas
456 Sandringham 1882
Link road
18-20 Woodland Villas
39 Victoria Villas (on corner with Summerfield Cres)
However the 1888 map shows the name "Victoria Villas" was applied to the whole terrace of houses on that side of the street. I presume from the elaborate nature of the "Woodland Villas" plaque that the name probably applied to all the houses on the opposite site of the street.
One curious feature of this locality is the large number of old-fashioned "rooms to let" signs on buildings (for one example see the sign above the "Victoria Villas" plaque).
Gillott Road
85-87 Church Villas (part of the plaque is missing because of a new window. The building is opposite Christ Church).
452-454 Alexandra Villas
448-450 Carlton Villas
456 Sandringham 1882
Link road
18-20 Woodland Villas
39 Victoria Villas (on corner with Summerfield Cres)
However the 1888 map shows the name "Victoria Villas" was applied to the whole terrace of houses on that side of the street. I presume from the elaborate nature of the "Woodland Villas" plaque that the name probably applied to all the houses on the opposite site of the street.
One curious feature of this locality is the large number of old-fashioned "rooms to let" signs on buildings (for one example see the sign above the "Victoria Villas" plaque).
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thanks pedro you had the same idea as me..i also took a street walk to try and find fosters building 
i also found this one on factory road
lyn
i also found this one on factory road
lyn
its easy to forget that some shops were originally just normal houses such as these on the lozells road...ive only just noticed at least 2 plaques on the wall..one says camden house and the other says the firs...
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lyn
This shows Linwood Road c1921 from the junction with Dawson Road - I think. The house(s) to the right might have been demolished (maybe WW2 damage perhaps ?).
There are a number of name plaques along this road. On the right of the photo : Blackwell Villas (above #12 and #14), Pamela Villas (above #16 and #18), Alfred Villas (between #26 and #28), Victoria Villas (between#30 and #32), Gordon Villas (between #46 and #48)
Plaques on the left: Belmount Villas (between #9 and #11), Richmond Villas (between #13 and #15), Dunchurch Villa (#25) Priory Villa 118 (#27), Cefnhendre House (#49),Hawthorn Villas (between #51 and #53), Pine Wood Villas (between #59 and #61), Clent House (#83).
There are a number of name plaques along this road. On the right of the photo : Blackwell Villas (above #12 and #14), Pamela Villas (above #16 and #18), Alfred Villas (between #26 and #28), Victoria Villas (between#30 and #32), Gordon Villas (between #46 and #48)
Plaques on the left: Belmount Villas (between #9 and #11), Richmond Villas (between #13 and #15), Dunchurch Villa (#25) Priory Villa 118 (#27), Cefnhendre House (#49),Hawthorn Villas (between #51 and #53), Pine Wood Villas (between #59 and #61), Clent House (#83).
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Here's a few from Aston, from a handful of photographs taken in about 1969 recording streets and houses shortly before demolition.
55 Vicarage Road, plain plaque for Alton Place, and lower, above the entry through to the rear courtyard it had an uncommon surviving small iron sign reading Court 7
55 Vicarage Road, plain plaque for Alton Place, and lower, above the entry through to the rear courtyard it had an uncommon surviving small iron sign reading Court 7
Sorry - PC crashed as I was writing original post! I'll try again. Here are a few from Aston I have 'rescued' from photos taken in 1971 of houses mostly empty just before demolition:
55 Vicarage Road, plain plaque for Alton Place and lower, just above entry to rear courtyard an uncommon survivor of a small iron sign reading Court 7
57 Sycamore Road, plain plaque, Wharton Place
47 Sycamore Road, plain plaque, Amelia Place
Plain plaque for East Terrace, off (at right angles to) Vicarage Road
394 Victoria Road, plain plaque, Wellington Place
Incidentally, one reason that some houses in the same terrave have plaques and others don't is that many houses were built by small-scale builders. Very few built a complete terrace, they just built 2,4, 6, 8... joined on to - or starting - a new terrace. This is why if you see photos of a line of these houses, you will see the details - immediately above windows and doors, for example, may switch from curved to rectangular, depending on the whim of each builder.
55 Vicarage Road, plain plaque for Alton Place and lower, just above entry to rear courtyard an uncommon survivor of a small iron sign reading Court 7
57 Sycamore Road, plain plaque, Wharton Place
47 Sycamore Road, plain plaque, Amelia Place
Plain plaque for East Terrace, off (at right angles to) Vicarage Road
394 Victoria Road, plain plaque, Wellington Place
Incidentally, one reason that some houses in the same terrave have plaques and others don't is that many houses were built by small-scale builders. Very few built a complete terrace, they just built 2,4, 6, 8... joined on to - or starting - a new terrace. This is why if you see photos of a line of these houses, you will see the details - immediately above windows and doors, for example, may switch from curved to rectangular, depending on the whim of each builder.