Listed Buildings, Soho Road.

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Rhodes Almshouses 80-86 Soho Road



Rhodes Almshouses 80-86 Soho Road Built 1873 said be Jacobean style and Grade II Listed built at behest of Mrs Matilda Juliana Rhodes in memory of her husband John Rhodes, and accommodated 16 ladies "in reduced circumstances".
(Geograph)


“Mid C19. Brick with stone dressings; patterned slate roof. Two storeys; 3 bays, the outer ones advanced and with broad shaped gables, the inner one consisting of pairs of little ogee gables separated by the doors. In a Jacobean style. The doors pointed and with moulded frames to the heads. The windows all 2-light casements except the ground floor canted bay windows in the outer bays. Panels with shields with initials.”
(Historic England)

RHODES ALMSHOUSES, Non Civil Parish - 1076155 | Historic England

List entry 1076155. Grade II Listed Building: Rhodes Almshouses. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

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PUBLIC LIBRARY, HANDSWORTH COUNCIL HOUSE AND JOB PREPARATION UNIT.



October 1877 memorial stone laid on what was formerly occupied by the Wagon and Horses Inn. To be in the Gothic and Tudor styles. Architect Messrs Alexander and Herman of Middlesborough.
The Wagon and Horses Inn was of historical interest as being the meeting place of the workmen of the old Soho manufactury.

“1878-9 by Alexander and Henman, as the Urban District Council Offices. Red brick and terracotta with stone dressings; slate roof. Mostly 2 storeys plus attic. To the left, the library part with a polygonal advanced bay surmounted by an octagonal glazed and louvred lantern with miniscule gablets, 4 bays of windows and a broad gabled bay with a large first floor tripartite window of 7 lights. The clock tower with entrance beneath a gable supporting an oriel window, machicolations, parapet and glazed and timbered clock stage has 2 bays of windows either side and, finally, on the right, there is another gabled bay. The windows all with mullions and transoms. Some pretty sculptural details.”

PUBLIC LIBRARY, HANDSWORTH COUNCIL HOUSE AND JOB PREPARATION UNIT, Non Civil Parish - 1221174 | Historic England

List entry 1221174. Grade II Listed Building: Public Library, Handsworth Council House And Job Preparation Unit. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

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1,3,5,7,9 and 11 Soho Road.

1, SOHO ROAD B21, Non Civil Parish - 1343129 | Historic England

List entry 1343129. Grade II Listed Building: 1, Soho Road B21. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

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3, SOHO ROAD B21, Non Civil Parish - 1290630 | Historic England

List entry 1290630. Grade II Listed Building: 3, Soho Road B21. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

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5 AND 7, SOHO ROAD B21, Non Civil Parish - 1076153 | Historic England

List entry 1076153. Grade II Listed Building: 5 And 7, Soho Road B21. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

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[Astoness]

interesting pedro thanks....we still have some very fine buildings on soho road and soho hill...most of them seem to be fairly well looked after....lyn

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[Vivienne14]

#5 Soho Road has had an interesting life. In the late 1800s it was supplying pneumatic cycle tyres (Crane), in WW2 it was the address for the RAF Voluntary Reserve (The Mount) and from 1965 - 1971 it was a theatre/restaurant called the Monte Carlo/The Monte.

Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

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THE RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, SOHO ROAD.



Positively Birmingham by Berg, Jonathan. Publication date 1994.

THE RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, Non Civil Parish - 1276278 | Historic England

List entry 1276278. Grade II* Listed Building: The Red Lion Public House. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

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[A Sparks]

THE RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, SOHO ROAD.

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Positively Birmingham by Berg, Jonathan. Publication date 1994.

THE RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, Non Civil Parish - 1276278 | Historic England

List entry 1276278. Grade II* Listed Building: The Red Lion Public House. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

historicengland.org.uk

I went to a former school friend's 21st birthday party in the Red Lion.
Is the pub still open?

 

[Vivienne14]

That Streetview #7 looks like the pub door is open, so I expect it's being used for street trader storage.

 

[Vivienne14]

5 AND 7, SOHO ROAD B21, Non Civil Parish - 1076153 | Historic England

List entry 1076153. Grade II Listed Building: 5 And 7, Soho Road B21. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

historicengland.org.uk

Re #5 and #7 Soho Road, this was the location of the Postmaster General. Don't know if that means their home or location of a Post Office at one time.

Source: BritishNewspaperArchive

 

[Vivienne14]

Looks like #5 and #7 had major refurbishment- Streetview from 2008. Rendering seems to have been completely replaced. Great that they kept those front doors. Pillars must be new, but very much in keeping with the two buildings.

 

[mikejee]

The 1950 Kellys lists:
5 & 7 Soho Road Generai Post Office Engineering Department, & Training School

 

[Astoness]

#5 Soho Road has had an interesting life. In the late 1800s it was supplying pneumatic cycle tyres (Crane), in WW2 it was the address for the RAF Voluntary Reserve (The Mount) and from 1965 - 1971 it was a theatre/restaurant called the Monte Carlo/The Monte.

Source: British Newspaper Archive

pretty sure the monte was still going in the late 1980s/early 90s viv as i went there once...the then owner lives near me

lyn