Date:1981
Description:This photograph of the corner of Hamstead Road and Villa Road clearly shows the black and white building now known as the Old Toll Gate House. It was built near the site of the old toll gates which were removed in 1872. Over the years this building has had many uses. At the time that the photograph was taken it was a greengrocer's. In 2003 it is the premises of the Asian Resource Centre.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
These Tollgates were removed in 1872. Before 1809 Hamstead Road was known as the ...
The toll-gate and toll-house, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, at the Villa Road junction. ...
Villa Road, Handsworth, looking towards Villa Cross. The building in the centre ...
This photograph clearly shows the black and white building now known as the Old ...
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Image courtesy of: Local Studies and History Department
Donor ref:LSH WK H5 0454 (3/1116)
Source: Local Studies and History Department
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