Mark Tooze
master brummie
At least this one has a happy ending, with the refurbished Holte Pub now part of the Villa Park estate.
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OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS
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The baths seem to have been built between 1921 and 1932, according to Kellys. They do appear marked on the maps I have , but were between 72 and 118 towards the northern end on the eastern side
SteveBhx
master brummie
Wizzing along on Roll 83 now - another bulk drop from January 1993, if there is something of note I will say or comment but my description for picture 1 - 12 is shops in and around Witton Road , Trinity Road and I am not sure of the area so the locations merge!
Another quiet Sunday morning variety of shops with accomodation above. A variety of shop style fonts too.
Another quiet Sunday morning variety of shops with accomodation above. A variety of shop style fonts too.
SteveBhx
master brummie
I believe we are continuing around to the left and we now have this wonderful curved building, shame that the medical centre seems to be the only building in use as the building either side and stretching down the road are all boarded up. Funny how he has caught the traffic light on amber too.
Keith R
master brummie
1st picture shows houses along Witton Lane,all gone now.Dont know if Villa bought them all up to extend the stand or not.Used to be the chippy near this end..it might be the building in the picture and terrace houses further along . Used to go to matches on my Honda 90 and park in a blokes back garden here for a fee.But no idea how I found out this was possible..One of life's mysteries.
SteveBhx
master brummie
I believe we have now gone round in a circle and are now looking up Witton Road, from the left we have a small house with a ghost sign ( better view later) with a taller building next to it, next to that is an interesting building - with one long frontage which is now shops - was it always shops? Going up the road we have a video shop , and then a shop with the blind down and goods out the front. Note the person waiting for the bus - a long wait on a Sunday morning.
SteveBhx
master brummie
Carrying on round we have this view which without the cars could have been taken any time in the past 100 years, corner shop with terrace houses with their attic openings, a few large advert hordings spoiling the view, but the old wallpaper advert on the corner frontage
SteveBhx
master brummie
Going back around to the beginning we have the Post Office with its three shaped gables with finials on the top and roof top edging, nice little corner window too, also note the large entrance door on the side with its arch over. See also the ghost sign next door hard to read but may be two signs overlaid.
SteveBhx
master brummie
We now have " old Church Hunters Road" We seem to be taking this from the car park at the rear so I assume Hunters Road is at the front - not sure of the church name - but has a lovely curved wall at the end at the rear
EDIT: From Mark Tooze - Hamstead Road Baptist Church, looking across from Hunters Road. Bonner Hall is on the left - Taj and Co on the right, the Burton House pub behind the photographer.
EDIT: From Mark Tooze - Hamstead Road Baptist Church, looking across from Hunters Road. Bonner Hall is on the left - Taj and Co on the right, the Burton House pub behind the photographer.
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The first house after the shops was my Great Grandmas house
we lived abit further up
Mark Tooze
master brummie
This is Hamstead Road Baptist Church, looking across from Hunters Road. Bonner Hall is on the left - Taj and Co on the right, the Burton House pub behind the photographer.
SteveBhx
master brummie
On a similar theme - we now have " Old School Hunters Road", interesting building with towers, brickwork and carved wording above doors, note how the nearest tower is taller than the furthest. Just added a few more shots and noticed the brickwork over the doors is different - unusual
1st Edit - found some more pictures, he must have gone back for the close ups.
EDIT: From Mark Tooze - Bonner Hall - we used to run cubs and scouts here back in the 1980s Proper old church school type building with classrooms downstairs and on the upper balcony
1st Edit - found some more pictures, he must have gone back for the close ups.
EDIT: From Mark Tooze - Bonner Hall - we used to run cubs and scouts here back in the 1980s Proper old church school type building with classrooms downstairs and on the upper balcony
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Mark Tooze
master brummie
This is the Bonner Hall - we used to run cubs and scouts here back in the 1980s Proper old church school type building with classrooms downstairs and on the upper balcony
SteveBhx
master brummie
House and buildings Villa Street - another unhelpful description and again I will batch load them as there is nothing much to add posting them separately, this is all land to the rear of the Bulls Head - that's where the satellite dish is Sad to see obviously an old part of the area. Judging by the cracks in the chimney may have fell down on their own 
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SteveBhx
master brummie
We now move to Villa Street and the Bulls Head, which is the large building seen from area been cleared - you can also pick out the end wall of the building on the left. From the left we have a small gateway presumably leading to the area from the previous post, then a small shop with one room above and then the the imposing Bulls Head, symmetrical layout, sash windows upstairs and the interesting roof line
SteveBhx
master brummie
Still in Villa Street but looking a bit further to the right , a long line of shop fronts, but I feel that the interest lies above ground floor level with the variety and size of buildings and windows. We have a small three storey building then a tall building which is still three stories !! and how large the chimneys are with all the chimney pots
SteveBhx
master brummie
Last few off this roll and we have "in and around Dudley Road, Winson Green"
First up we have a piece of land been redeveloped - any offers?
Next is a general street view - off license, and betting shop , note the tiny mini waiting to pull out, and the usual road works with no one working !!
and finally although all taken on the same date 31st January 1993, there is an old look to this group of shops, Dudley Road Post office (No.158?) ,
see also the post box with the cream colour sign pointing to the post office - could never work that out why you would need a sign for a building so close.
First up we have a piece of land been redeveloped - any offers?
Next is a general street view - off license, and betting shop , note the tiny mini waiting to pull out, and the usual road works with no one working !!
and finally although all taken on the same date 31st January 1993, there is an old look to this group of shops, Dudley Road Post office (No.158?) ,
see also the post box with the cream colour sign pointing to the post office - could never work that out why you would need a sign for a building so close.
Mark Tooze
master brummie
There was nothing interesting about the Burton House - it was a real dump - I remember finishing Cubs one Friday night and someone had just been shot on its car park. Uggh.... Add in the sqeals and occasional views through the open gates coming from Taj and Co Halal butchers on the other side - no wonder we struggled for numbers....