View of the Soho Manufactory, near Birmingham
The factory was finished in 1765 at a cost of £9,000, and by 1769 employed 700 people making toys, trinkets and silver plate. In 1788 a Coining Mill was erected and this mint made 40,000 coins per hour....
View of the Soho Manufactory, near Birmingham
The factory was finished in 1765 at a cost of £9,000, and by 1769 employed 700 people making toys, trinkets and silver plate. In 1788 a Coining Mill was erected and this mint made 40,000 coins per hour....
View of Wretham Road New Church
The church was opened on 22nd November 1876 and eventually sold in 1974 when a new centre was was established at Oaklands in Winleigh Road, Handsworth. The sect to which Wretham Road New Church belonged ...
Villa Cross cinema, Handsworth
The Villa Cross cinema, Heathfield Road, Handsworth, at the junction with Lozells Road. Opened as the New Picture House in 1915, the cinema closed in April 1970. The photograph was taken in September ...
Villa Cross Inn, Handsworth
Villa Cross Inn, Handsworth, at the corner of Villa and Heathfield Roads. At the time it was owned by the Holt Brewery Company. John Ogden, whose name appears on the facade, was the manager in 1894.
Villa Cross Picture House, Heathfield Road
The Villa Cross Picture House was built in 1912 under the management of Irving Bosco and it was known then as the New Picture House. On 20th April 1970 it closed, re-opening as an Asian cinema for a ...
Villa Cross Public House, Handsworth
"Villa Cross Public House. It was near this location that a young man was arrested for a minor traffic offence. Crowds gathered and the situation quickly escalated. The community would eventually witness ...
Villa Cross public house, Handsworth
The Villa Cross public house, Handsworth, in around 1985. The view is looking east along Lozells Road. Heathfield Road is just out of sight on the left.
Photographer unknown.
Villa Cross, Handsworth
Villa Cross, Handsworth, c.1890. The Villa Cross Inn is at the centre where Lozells and Heathfield Roads meet. On the right are the premises of W. Graham & Son, dealers in tea and coffee.
Villa Road
Postcard view of Villa Road in Handsworth circa 1900. Looking towards the Villa Cross Inn at the junction of Villa, Heathfield and Lozells roads. Hunters Road is the road junction nearby on the right....
Villa Road
Early photograph of Villa Road looking towards Hamstead Road.
Villa Road, Handsworth
Villa Road, Handsworth, looking towards Villa Cross. The building in the centre is the Villa Cross Inn.
Waggon & Horses Public House
This pub was built in about 1835 and stood onthe junction of Moseley Road and Balsall Heath Road. It was a Mitchells & Butlers house and was the location of the public meeting in 1852 when it was decided ...
Waggon & Horses Public House
The Waggon & Horses on the corner of Moseley Road and Balsall Heath Road. This was one of the oldest public houses in the area, built in about 1835, but has now sadly been demolished
Waggon And Horses
This public house stood on the site of what is now Handsworth Library.
Waggon and Horses Inn by J. Laurence Hart
Watercolour sketch by J. Laurence Hart, dated 1877, of an original painting in oils of the Waggon and Horses Inn, Soho Road, Handsworth. The inn was demolished in 1877 and Handsworth Council House built ...
Waggon and Horses, Soho Road
A rare photograph of the Waggon and Horses on Soho Road. Originally built about 1700 and demolished in 1870. Handsworth Council House and Public Library were erected on the site in 1877.
In 1780 this ...
Waiting for Churchill
Children from St George's and The Oratory Ladywood Schools waiting for the arrival of "Winston Churchil" at the 60th Anniversary of VE Day celebrations at St John's Church in Ladywood.