Yes it is! Walked and rode my bike down there many times…….A view which has changed and is not easy to place, but I think it's looking down Villa Road from near the Soho Road end. Viv.
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always liked that shot viv i was still living in villa st then so this is a scene i know wellThis is Phyllis Nicklin's image of Villa Road taken in 1968 looking towards the Villa Tavern. Must have been taken on a Sunday judging by the closed shops and the rubbish on the street (doubtless left by the post-Saturday night crowd from the Villa Cross cinema and pub).
Some of the shops have those deeply recessed doors between two display windows. 'Beverleys' shopfront (hairdresser?) on the left seems to have a modernised shopfront. I like the paper carrier bags in Alfred Roe's window (butcher ?) - not brown paper carrier bags but printed white carrier bags with a printed scene !
Some very familiar high street traders: Foster Bros, Harris dry cleaners and of course the essential laundrette/washeteria.
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Lots of memories there for me! I believe Lloyd’s Bank on the right by the parked car and Barker St just behind the car!This is Phyllis Nicklin's image of Villa Road taken in 1968 looking towards the Villa Tavern. Must have been taken on a Sunday judging by the closed shops and the rubbish on the street (doubtless left by the post-Saturday night crowd from the Villa Cross cinema and pub).
Some of the shops have those deeply recessed doors between two display windows. 'Beverleys' shopfront (hairdresser?) on the left seems to have a modernised shopfront. I like the paper carrier bags in Alfred Roe's window (butcher ?) - not brown paper carrier bags but printed white carrier bags with a printed scene !
Some very familiar high street traders: Foster Bros, Harris dry cleaners and of course the essential laundrette/washeteria.
Viv
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Hi Richard can you remember a little greengrocers embedded in the wall under the Villa cross pub I'm sure my mom used to call it Aunty's Vi,sLots of memories there for me! I believe Lloyd’s Bank on the right by the parked car and Barker St just behind the car!
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Hello Brian, yes, I believe it was just down Heathfield Rd from the bus stop. Never really went there because my Aunt Florrie was a greengrocer on Litchfield Rd.Hi Richard can you remember a little greengrocers embedded in the wall under the Villa cross pub I'm sure my mom used to call it Aunty's Vi,s
I think so!Could i just say for the point of accuracy the in the distance was called The Villa Cross Public House. In fact it is not on Villa Rd as that ends when it reaches Barker Street and then becomes Lozells Rd. The Pubs address in 1968 was 243 Lozells Rd. Max
Loved that Hardware store!
Great stuff passed it many a timeLoved that Hardware store!
With Hamstead Rd off to the left & right!A frequently photographed junction but lots of interest. First time I've noticed the clock - it has a clock face set into the round casing so you can see the time from all angles. The canopy on the timbered building seems to be ornate iron There's a child on a tricycle - right-hand side, while a group of ladies look on adoringly. Mr Cole (right) stocks Country Life - was this the magazine, or a brand of cigarettes or tobacco? I'd say this was taken in late spring. Someone may be able to tell us roughly the year from the tram.
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yes quite right richard....todays viewWith Hamstead Rd off to the left & right!
The tram track layout suggests a date range of 1913 - 1933.A frequently photographed junction but lots of interest. First time I've noticed the clock - it has a clock face set into the round casing so you can see the time from all angles. The canopy on the timbered building seems to be ornate iron There's a child on a tricycle - right-hand side, while a group of ladies look on adoringly. Mr Cole (right) stocks Country Life - was this the magazine, or a brand of cigarettes or tobacco? I'd say this was taken in late spring. Someone may be able to tell us roughly the year from the tram.
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thanks brumack...pretty sure no 84 has gone...think it was just before we get to hunters road junctionThe tram track layout suggests a date range of 1913 - 1933.
A Coles (right of photo) was Albert Coles, a tobacconists at 84 Villa Road.
Country Life was founded in 1897.
Yes No.84 has goneA frequently photographed junction but lots of interest. First time I've noticed the clock - it has a clock face set into the round casing so you can see the time from all angles. The canopy on the timbered building seems to be ornate iron There's a child on a tricycle - right-hand side, while a group of ladies look on adoringly. Mr Cole (right) stocks Country Life - was this the magazine, or a brand of cigarettes or tobacco? I'd say this was taken in late spring. Someone may be able to tell us roughly the year from the tram.
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On the tram tracks, you mean with them going up Hamstead Rd? I used to ride the #5 up to the terminus at least into the early 50’s.The tram track layout suggests a date range of 1913 - 1933.
A Coles (right of photo) was Albert Coles, a tobacconists at 84 Villa Road.
Country Life was founded in 1897.
I'm sure, like myself, many become nostalgic when viewing the sepia toned image, in reality the modern image (if the vehicles were removed) but sepia toned, adds something to this google view.A frequently photographed junction but lots of interest. First time I've noticed the clock - it has a clock face set into the round casing so you can see the time from all angles. The canopy on the timbered building seems to be ornate iron There's a child on a tricycle - right-hand side, while a group of ladies look on adoringly. Mr Cole (right) stocks Country Life - was this the magazine, or a brand of cigarettes or tobacco? I'd say this was taken in late spring. Someone may be able to tell us roughly the year from the tram.
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Absolutely, the faded black/ white different shades with the sepia toning take me back in time to bygone days!I'm sure, like myself, many become nostalgic when viewing the sepia toned image, in reality the modern image (if the vehicles were removed) but sepia toned, adds something to this google view.
I used the tram No 6 going down Villa Road from the terminus at Soho Road in the 40s! Country Life was a magazine - I have pages copied from it by my granddad, showing Soho House way backA frequently photographed junction but lots of interest. First time I've noticed the clock - it has a clock face set into the round casing so you can see the time from all angles. The canopy on the timbered building seems to be ornate iron There's a child on a tricycle - right-hand side, while a group of ladies look on adoringly. Mr Cole (right) stocks Country Life - was this the magazine, or a brand of cigarettes or tobacco? I'd say this was taken in late spring. Someone may be able to tell us roughly the year from the tram.
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