Police line on Archibald Road, Lozells Road
"Riot police had sealed off streets. Up to 300 officers arrived in the area within 90 minutes. Tensions were running high, on Lozells Road there are clothing shops, butchers, bookmakers, drapers and the ...
Roadblock, Lozells Road during Handsworth disturbances
"Police had blocked off a lot of the streets, with all this going on, there were still moments of calmness. People are going about their business, trying to achieve some kind of normality." Pogus Caesar, ...
Roy Hattersley MP, Handsworth disturbances
"Roy Hattersley was the MP for Sparkbrook at the time of the disturbances. Surrounded by photographers, he surveys the scene on Lozells Road. Press reports claimed that up to 45 shops were either burnt ...
View from Lozells Road looking towards Malthouse Gardens
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.