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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, from a hand-coloured postcard

Villa Road

View taken in 1985

Villa Road

Victorian/ Edwardian view of Villa Road.

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

Tom Lambert's shop at 129 Villa Road. In the 1901 census, Tom, a 50 year-old widower, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, is stated to be a fishmonger. In the census of 1881 he is listed as a fruiterer ...

Villa Road

Early photograph of Villa Road looking towards Hamstead Road.

Villa Road and Heathfield Road Junction

The old cab proprietor's house, corner of Villa Road and Heathfield Road at Villa Cross. A picture house was later built on this spot. The poster standing outside the building advertises a production ...

Villa Road, Handsworth

39-41 Villa Road, Handsworth. The decorative woodwork all round the eaves is particularly interesting, but when this photograph was taken in January 1981 the building was in a sad state of repair.

Villa Road, Handsworth

Villa Road, Handsworth, looking towards Villa Cross. The building in the centre is the Villa Cross Inn.

Villa Road, Handsworth

Postcard view of Villa Road, Handsworth

Volunteer drum major, Handsworth

Unnamed volunteer drum major, Handsworth. (The photographer was F. Holloway of 78 Soho Road.)

Vote For Locker-Lampson 1922

This poster was used as part of Oliver Locker-Lampson's campaign in Handsworth during the 1922 General Election. He stood as the Conservative (Unionist) candidate replacing the retiring sitting MP Ernest ...

Vote Yes

"Vote Yes" reads the spray painted words on the roller blind of a shop in the Bell Barn Shopping Centre off Cregoe Street in Lee Bank. The message was encouraging local residents to vote in favour of ...

W & T Avery's Manufactory, Handsworth

W & T Avery's Manufactory Penny-in-the-slot Machine Department. Avery took over the Soho Foundry site in Handsworth which had been occupied by the firm of Boulton and Watt. They are still to this day ...

W. Burgum of St Vincent Street

Burgum's were a coal merchants operating from the railway wharf off Sheepcote Street. This advert is taken from the St Thomas church magazine. St Thomas's was the church on Bath Row which was bombed during ...

W.E.L.D. Community Education and Arts Centre