Aston Villa Schools

[Vivienne14]

While searching for other information about the formation of the early Aston Villa football club, I gathered together a few notes of the Aston Villa Schools. Decided to put the notes into a time line should they be of interest to others. All points are drawn from newspaper articles and adverts through the British Newspaper Archive. Copies of relevant articles or adverts are attached below. I shall add anything further to this thread if other information of interest is available.

Please note there is also a thread entitled Villa Cross which might be of interest here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/villa-cross.38366/page-3

Aston Villa School(s)

31/12/1832 Notice of sale of furniture at Aston Villa School, Birmingham. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

29/8/1857 Residence in Lozells Lane, Handsworth for sale occupied by James Howse and known as Aston Villa School, two frontages; one to Lozells Lane, the other to Heathfield Road. Birmingham Journal

14/6/1866 Aston Villa School, Heathfield Road, Handsworth. Mr Smith giving notice of school move to larger and more convenient premises. Birmingham Daily Gazette

9/7/1870 Aston Villa School, Handsworth notice given that it has resumed, and continues to be conducted by Mr Smith Staffordshire Advertiser

24/7/1876 Aston Villa School was opened by the School Board, Miss Fisher headmistress, 198 pupils Aston Chronicle

8/5/1877 anniversary sermon preached at Aston Villa Wesleyan Sunday School, George Street Birmingham Daily Gazette

20/10/1877 Aston Board Inspector reported on Aston Villa School that the standard of work at the school is satisfactory. Birmingham and Aston Chronicle

3/3/1879 Aston School Board notice. Scholars of Aston Villa Boys School (corner of George Street, Lozells) gave an evening of entertainment and citations. Aston Chronicle

1/1/1881 Entertainment was given by Sunday school teachers. Proceeds were for the school rebuilding fund. Birmingham & Aston Chronicle

14/7/1888 concert given at Aston Villa Wesleyan Church, George Street, Lozells durning which a collection was made to support the building of the new schools adjoining the church and which were replacing the old schools which had become insufficient to meet growing needs. The new schools were to be ready in a few months. Birmingham and Aston Chronicle

29/12/1931 former schoolmaster (Mr Phillips age 90) of Aston Villa Wesleyan School shared his memories of the school and football team - see extract from Lancashire Evening Post

 

[BrumMack]

While searching for other information about the formation of the early Aston Villa football club, I gathered together a few notes of the Aston Villa Schools. Decided to put the notes into a time line should they be of interest to others. All points are drawn from newspaper articles and adverts through the British Newspaper Archive. Copies of relevant articles or adverts are attached below. I shall add anything further to this thread if other information of interest is available.

Please note there is also a thread entitled Villa Cross which might be of interest here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/villa-cross.38366/page-3

Aston Villa School(s)

31/12/1832 Notice of sale of furniture at Aston Villa School, Birmingham. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

29/8/1857 Residence in Lozells Lane, Handsworth for sale occupied by James Howse and known as Aston Villa School, two frontages; one to Lozells Lane, the other to Heathfield Road. Birmingham Journal

14/6/1866 Aston Villa School, Heathfield Road, Handsworth. Mr Smith giving notice of school move to larger and more convenient premises. Birmingham Daily Gazette

9/7/1870 Aston Villa School, Handsworth notice given that it has resumed, and continues to be conducted by Mr Smith Staffordshire Advertiser

24/7/1876 Aston Villa School was opened by the School Board, Miss Fisher headmistress, 198 pupils Aston Chronicle

8/5/1877 anniversary sermon preached at Aston Villa Wesleyan Sunday School, George Street Birmingham Daily Gazette

20/10/1877 Aston Board Inspector reported on Aston Villa School that the standard of work at the school is satisfactory. Birmingham and Aston Chronicle

3/3/1879 Aston School Board notice. Scholars of Aston Villa Boys School (corner of George Street, Lozells) gave an evening of entertainment and citations. Aston Chronicle

1/1/1881 Entertainment was given by Sunday school teachers. Proceeds were for the school rebuilding fund. Birmingham & Aston Chronicle

14/7/1888 concert given at Aston Villa Wesleyan Church, George Street, Lozells durning which a collection was made to support the building of the new schools adjoining the church and which were replacing the old schools which had become insufficient to meet growing needs. The new schools were to be ready in a few months. Birmingham and Aston Chronicle

29/12/1931 former schoolmaster (Mr Phillips age 90) of Aston Villa Wesleyan School shared his memories of the school and football team - see extract from Lancashire Evening Post

One more snippet of information. Kelly's directory of 1845 for 'Birmingham, Warwickshire and part of Staffordshire' lists, under Heathfield Road, adjacent entries for a 'gent's boarding school' with the name Rev. D.N.Walton and a 'girls boarding school' with the names 'the misses Maria and Mary Ann' Rogers. These are the only entries of schools in Heathfield Road. They are also listed in the 1850 Kelly's directory.

However there are also entries for two boarding schools on 'Lozells': Hugh Macfarlane, 'gents boarding school' and Misses Saunders 'H & M boarding school' 'Misses Hannah & Mary' Saunders also appear in the 1850 Kelly's Directory. I'm not clear whether 'Lozells' refers to the current road, an area or something else.