(Birmingham Central Library)
Norfolk Road,
1948
(Birmingham Central Library)
Looking up towards Court Lane. No idea why this photo was taken. Perhaps Council work was completed in the area (that was often why it happened. Very few people of even those who had cameras took these type of shots).
Norfolk Road,
2002
Villa Names
There seems no obvious pattern to the house names carved into
house stonework along this road. They would seem to date from
1906 due to dates carved on some homes. Perhaps just random by
the builder as they sounded nice. Here they are in case someone
can spot a pattern, along with a guess at origins;
Court Lane end
| Even Side | Odd Side | Origin may be |
| The Laurels | Simply from the tree | |
| The Limes | Simply from the tree | |
| The Dales | ? | |
| The Warrens | Just from a rabbit's home | |
| The Hollies | Simply from the tree | |
| The Briars | A prickly bush | |
| The Torrs | Part of a hill range in Devon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Torrs | |
| Penryn Villas | A place in Cornwall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penryn,_Cornwall |
Gravelly Lane end