39-41 Villa Road
Taken in January 1981
51 Villa Road
This is thought to have been a farmhouse and was originally built 1815. R. Shipway and Son General Engineering Pattern Makers are visible next door.
Advertisement for Cross's Stores Ltd.
Advertisment for Cross's Stores who sold groceries and provisions and were specialists in tea and coffee. They had branches at Villa Cross, Herbert Road, Birchfield Road and Kingstanding.
From 'Handsworth ...
Advertisement for John Poole and Sons
Advertisment for John Poole and Sons who sold clothing, household linens, furnishing fabrics and floorcoverings from their shop on Villa Road.
From 'Handsworth Church Calendar 1937' by B. A. Porter. ...
Advertisement for Johnson and Dare, Registered Electrical Contractors
Advertisment for Johnson and Dare, regsistered Electrical Contractors.
Taken from "Handsworth Church Calendar, 1937" by B.A. Porter.
Advertisement for Leonnie Clemmow, High Class Milliner and Hat Designer
Advertisment for Leonnie Clemmow, High Class Milliner and Hat Designer of Villa Road.
From 'Handsworth Church Calendar 1937' by B. A. Porter.
Aerial photograph of the area south of Villa and Lozells Road
A 1955 aerial photograph covering the area; road names, prominent buildings and place names have been overlaid in white to aid recognition.
Black Expressions Theatre Group
This was one of the first black theatre groups set up in the area. They used to meet at the top of Villa Road
C F Jarvis - Chemist
Clarence Frank Jarvis traded on Villa Road next to the junction with Hamstead Road.
Corner of Villa Road and Hamstead Road
The writing on the paving reads C.O. O'Neill boundary. The photograph was taken outside the old Post Office.
Councillor Arthur Price
This is an abridged biography from the Handsworth Magazine, the full version is available as a download.
Upon the retirement of Mr W A Ellis, J.P., from the Handsworth District Council, after being ...
Councillor John Joseph Hughes - Artist
This is an abridged biography taken from the Handsworth Magazine. The full version is available as a download. Councillor Hughes lived at 37 Villa Road, Handsworth and was an artist of some note. Several ...
Hamstead Road Toll-gate and Toll-house
The toll-gate and toll-house, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, at the Villa Road junction. A large lamp and the table of tolls are on the side of the house facing the gate, which stands wide open for a man ...
Handsworth Riots, 1985
Morning after the riots. Lozells road.
Haytime at Hamstead Mill
Oil painting by John Joseph Hughes. Hughes, who lived at Villa Road in Handsworth, was a Birmingham landscape painter who exhibited at galleries in London and Birmingham. Between 1862 - 1908 he exhibited ...
Linden Cottage, 41a Villa Road
Undated photograph. Any information about Linden Cottage would be gratefully received.
Oak Cottage in Villa Road
Any information on Oak Cottage would be gratefully recieved by the Digital Handsworth Project.
Police investigation during Handsworth Riots
Policeman searching for fingerprints in broken glass during Handsworth Riots.