oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
In the 1950s I worked in Witton and saw a lot of it.
In the top left of the first pic (1939) is the Aston Villa ground and the Witton end terrace, a mound of earth with concrete steps can be seen. Slightly to the right is the Witton island with a tram turning into Witton Lane. Bottom left is the old Hardy Spicer factory in Birch Road and the Yew Tree pub looks to have a bowling green. Prominent in the pic is Brookvale Road with the River Tame running alongside and under the bridge near Deykin Avenue. Higgs Motors is in bottom centre of the photo but does not appear to yet have it's famous large wheel. Lots of factories, lots of manufacturing jobs. But if you lived in Witton you would know all of this .... you might need to copy the pic into your computer and zoom in to clearly see the places you knew.
The second pic shows a similar view today.
The Villa Ground is still there with new stands. Lots of the old factories on the right have gone and now lots of open space. Near the island is a large supermarket with its car park.
Pics from Google and britainfromabove.
In the top left of the first pic (1939) is the Aston Villa ground and the Witton end terrace, a mound of earth with concrete steps can be seen. Slightly to the right is the Witton island with a tram turning into Witton Lane. Bottom left is the old Hardy Spicer factory in Birch Road and the Yew Tree pub looks to have a bowling green. Prominent in the pic is Brookvale Road with the River Tame running alongside and under the bridge near Deykin Avenue. Higgs Motors is in bottom centre of the photo but does not appear to yet have it's famous large wheel. Lots of factories, lots of manufacturing jobs. But if you lived in Witton you would know all of this .... you might need to copy the pic into your computer and zoom in to clearly see the places you knew.
The second pic shows a similar view today.
The Villa Ground is still there with new stands. Lots of the old factories on the right have gone and now lots of open space. Near the island is a large supermarket with its car park.
Pics from Google and britainfromabove.
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