thank you Vivienne, yes I saw those on street maps, it seems that all the houses up the top end were sadly demolished 1977ishI've created this new thread for Hall Road. Perhaps someone has photos of the
Villa Road/Hamstead Road end for Worcs1964. Older houses further down Hall Road still exist (nearer the junction with Welford Road).
where about is this? sorry I cant seem to pinpoint the exact location - Thank youAn aerial view of the houses at the top end of Hall Road. If you have a house number (or name of your grandad) it may be possible to pinpoint the house.
EDIT: Original map shown was incorrect, this is the corrected map.
I'm sorry, I read your opening post incorrectly and thought the house was at the other end of Hall Road, I will find the relevant aerial view for you although the britainfromabove.org website seems to be offline at the moment.where about is this? sorry I cant seem to pinpoint the exact location - Thank you
amazing - thank you so much for this - really appreciatedAerial view from 1937 showing No. 4
I lived at 8 Hall road from 1960 till thay knocked the houses down and torn the gardens up and built the new mini estate that's there now. The 1937 photo shows house No 2 then 4 and six ,all large detached houses. No 8 and 10 were terraced type houses withe only an entry between them, just out of shot next to No10 was the back garden wall of the garden of No85 hampstead Road. This rear wall of No 85 was actually on Welford Road. Also there was an original stables at the end of the wall , my uncle kept his Austin a 40 van in it. I may have known your grandad by sight but at 68 it slips my mind. Noele Gordon the actress would park her roller outside our house and go over to the shops an villa road. Cars were not allowed to go past our house as hall road was only one way from loyeds bank down as far as No 8 but could not go any further up to the bank. No 2 hall road was a Doctors when I was young. If you look at the photo and note the size of the sycamore tree behind No 8 and 10. It's twice as high as the three story house in front,it had three very large trunks, all joined at the base. I could never climb it's it was so wide. I wonder how thay took it down?.amazing - thank you so much for this - really appreciated
Hi I do remember the maloneys lived at No 9 a few houses down from the bank on the same side. But the only people I remember from around there were the o'Sullavans at 36 . The hawking's at 42 and the Purcell further down to wards the end of hall Rd. Standing on hampstead Road opposite Gibson road( to your back) there are two large gates next to 85 or 87 hampstead Road. The gate on the right is gate of garden No 10 Hall road and the left one No . These large houses at the start of hall road had very large gardens. No8 had problems with water flooding the kitchen floor in 1974 it was dug up and a round we'll with round brickwork was found. It was blocked off and screened over and the red tiles replaced. The well went good with the brick.water boiler in the kitchen ha ha. When we left that house it was 77/78 there were still hanging in the scullery, and handles for the ringing of the bells next to the very tall fireplaces I have happy memories of that house and watching the bands marching down hampstead Road to handsworth Park scout rally and the dog showswow - thank you for this! yes Grandpa's house was a doctors house previously, my grandpa walked with a limp as he had polio as a child and his wife Blanche died in 1968, we were living in Canada at the time, therefore unable to attend the funeral unfortunately. I believe the houses were demolished in 1977? is that right - must have been terrible to see that, but I remember everything about it and miss it so much as it has all changed, which makes it all worse as there is no evidence any longer, do you remember a younger lady that lived opposite my grandpa, all I remember is that she had a beehive hairstyle and had a disability with either her arm or leg, she would talk to my grandpa and was probably 18 -22? as a child you are not a good judge of ages. Again .... huge thank you for the wonderful messe - fascinating![]()
i often wonder what made the powers that be think it was a good idea to demolish fine buildings like these were...what a waste of historyHi I do remember the maloneys lived at No 9 a few houses down from the bank on the same side. But the only people I remember from around there were the o'Sullavans at 36 . The hawking's at 42 and the Purcell further down to wards the end of hall Rd. Standing on hampstead Road opposite Gibson road( to your back) there are two large gates next to 85 or 87 hampstead Road. The gate on the right is gate of garden No 10 Hall road and the left one No . These large houses at the start of hall road had very large gardens. No8 had problems with water flooding the kitchen floor in 1974 it was dug up and a round we'll with round brickwork was found. It was blocked off and screened over and the red tiles replaced. The well went good with the brick.water boiler in the kitchen ha ha. When we left that house it was 77/78 there were still hanging in the scullery, and handles for the ringing of the bells next to the very tall fireplaces I have happy memories of that house and watching the bands marching down hampstead Road to handsworth Park scout rally and the dog shows
Follow the £££££!i often wonder what made the powers that be think it was a good idea to demolish fine buildings like these were...what a waste of history
lyn
how true richard...to be honest i have given up now..our fine buildings mean nothing to the powers that be...but as i always say we have our memories and also photographs so thank goodness for thoseFollow the £££££!
And those memories get more precious every day, enjoy them all!how true richard...to be honest i have given up now..our fine buildings mean nothing to the powers that be...but as i always say we have our memories and also photographs so thank goodness for those
lyn
Hi Noel is there a chance you can come back to meI lived at 8 Hall road from 1960 till thay knocked the houses down and torn the gardens up and built the new mini estate that's there now. The 1937 photo shows house No 2 then 4 and six ,all large detached houses. No 8 and 10 were terraced type houses withe only an entry between them, just out of shot next to No10 was the back garden wall of the garden of No85 hampstead Road. This rear wall of No 85 was actually on Welford Road. Also there was an original stables at the end of the wall , my uncle kept his Austin a 40 van in it. I may have known your grandad by sight but at 68 it slips my mind. Noele Gordon the actress would park her roller outside our house and go over to the shops an villa road. Cars were not allowed to go past our house as hall road was only one way from loyeds bank down as far as No 8 but could not go any further up to the bank. No 2 hall road was a Doctors when I was young. If you look at the photo and note the size of the sycamore tree behind No 8 and 10. It's twice as high as the three story house in front,it had three very large trunks, all joined at the base. I could never climb it's it was so wide. I wonder how thay took it down?.
Hi Noel is there a chance you can come back to me
Please Jim.