Date:Not Recorded
Description:This house occupied a site at the corner of Soho Road and Rose Hill Road, opposite the former Methodist chapel. It was the residence of William Creighton who was an engineer employed at the Soho Manufactory. He added an observatory so he could pursue his interest in astronomy. Creighton died aged 53 and was buried at the parish church 2 March 1831. Ten years later the house was occupied by another engineer, William Buckle, and his family. By 1852 the house was being used as a school for young gentlemen.
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Rose Hill House, Handsworth. Situated at the corner of Soho Road and Villa Road, ...
Scene at the corner of Villa Road and Soho Road, Handsworth. 1909
15-17 Villa Road, Handsworth. January 1981
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