epw057440 ENGLAND (1938). Housing development at Gotham Road and environs, Gilbertstone, 1938

HOUSE HERE USED TO SELL ANTIQUES/COLLECTABLES.

TWO OLD COTTAGES STOOD HERE.....they were demolished early 1960's. Site now occupied by Yorkbrooke Drive and the housing estate. The cottages were the homes of some elderly ladies, they had their cottage vegetable gardens in front facing Horse Shoes Lane.

No.1860..(or thereabouts) COVENTRY RD. ( There is a service road running along the front of these houses, behind the row of Elm trees which separate it from the A45 carriageway.)

DENTIST CLINIC

INTO CITY CARRIAGWAY ....WIDTH FROM THE LIGHT COLOURED LINE (left) TO THE PAVEMENT EDGE (right)

GROUP OF SHOPS INCLUDED NEWSAGENT, GREENGROCER, BUTCHERS ETC.

ROW OF SHOPS.....THE END ONE ON THE LEFT WAS 'JOB'S NEWSAGENTS'...WITH A SUB POST OFFICE. OTHER SHOPS WERE WRENSONS, GEORGE MASON, DEWHURSTS(butchers), ROY POLLARD(radio/TV/electrical shop, CHEMISTS, GENTS HAIRDRESSERS(2x), LADIES HAIRDRESSERS, CAFE, another BUTCHERS,

COVENTRY ROAD WIDENED TO HERE MAKING IT A DUAL CARRIAGEWAY....THERE WAS AN UNTARMACED CONCRETE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE HOUSES ON THE RIGHT WHICH WAS USED AS THE BASE OF THE INTO CITY CARRIAGEWAY.

LOCATION OF 'GOOD COMPANIONS' PUB....SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY A 'MACDONALDS BURGER BAR'

STEYNING ROAD

GILBERTSTONE AVENUE

CRANES PARK ROAD

LOCATION OF ST,THOMAS MORE'S R.C. CHURCH AND SCHOOL

WESTLEY BROOK

BARROWS LANE

MARDON ROAD

RECTORY PARK ROAD

DEEPDALE AVENUE

SHEAF LANE

HOBS MOAT RD

LOCATION OF 'WHEATSHEAF' PUBLIC HOUSE...NOW 'TOBY CARVERY, SHELDON' and 'TRAVELODGE'

'THREE HORSE SHOES' PUB....Demolished and replaced with current building.

HORSE SHOES LANE

WAGON LANE

Location of 'WAGON & HORSES' PUB......now ALDI supermarket

NEW COVENTRY ROAD (A45)

COVENTRY ROAD(A45)

LOCATION OF GARAGE/SERVICE STATION OF 'BURGESS & GARFIELD LTD',,(FORD MOTOR DEALERSHIP...SHOWROOM IN HAY MILLS.....BECAME PART OF BRISTOL STREET MOTORS LTD) SITE WAS REDEVELOPED AND BECAME THE HEADQUARTERS OF 'GLYNWED INDUSTRIES'......NOW REDEVELOPED INTO APARTMENTS(SOLIHULL HEIGHTS)

LOCATION OF 'WHIRLWIND SERVICE STATION' petrol station

BRAYS ROAD

SHELDON CINEMA...demolished and replaced with a PRESTO supermarket...now a TESCO supermarket.