Driving around Birmingham | #4 Handsworth - Hamstead Road to Soho Road | England UK 2021

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  • Опубліковано 29 жов 2024

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  • @citiesthroughmyeyes
    @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому +5

    Video Timestamps:
    0:00 Heaton St
    0:16 Hockley Hill
    0:23 Soho Hill
    1:10 Hamstead Rd
    2:10 Villa Rd
    3:00 Heathfield Rd
    4:40 Westminster Rd
    6:45 Hutton Rd
    8:10 Church Vale
    8:40 Church Hill Rd
    9:15 Hamstead Rd
    10:02 Church Lane
    11:27 Grove Lane
    14:50 Soho Rd

  • @ThomasKilkenny
    @ThomasKilkenny 10 місяців тому

    Another wonderful video Joseline. I think I've said it before but you need some kind of award for services to the great City of Birmingham.

  • @gleniranking7904
    @gleniranking7904 3 роки тому +2

    Its great to see Handsworth, I remember record shops, nite clubs even 104 on Heathfield Road memories by the score.
    I live in London for many years I come back Birmingham to see my family and friends.
    Never forget where I come from
    Peace.

  • @sarribel
    @sarribel 3 роки тому

    these are absolutely beautiful victorian neighbourhoods untouched by modern architecture any city anywhere in the world would die for, they are pleasant, green, quiet, graceful, a triumph of urban planning. THX

  • @deeceecorfield8103
    @deeceecorfield8103 3 роки тому +4

    I have friends in Handsworth and I have missed that drive because of lockdown! Great video and thanks for posting.

  • @DanSullivan129
    @DanSullivan129 2 роки тому

    Ahhh memories of doing this drive when I lived in Hamstead road

  • @musiclover5023
    @musiclover5023 3 роки тому +2

    4.51 I got emotional at seeing my old road where I lived in the 1960s and my school Westminster !

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching. Where do you live now?

    • @musiclover5023
      @musiclover5023 3 роки тому +1

      @@citiesthroughmyeyes I am living in North Eastern Brazil now. My family left the Handsworth area in 1973, when I reached secondary school age , moved out to Tamworth side of Birmingham, it was great to see how not that much had changed in over 50 years.

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      From Handsworth to Tamworth to now Brazil, that's a big jump! All the best 🙂

    • @vishall8246
      @vishall8246 3 роки тому

      @@musiclover5023 you're not missing much handsworth is a sh*t h*le

    • @musiclover5023
      @musiclover5023 3 роки тому

      @@vishall8246 What ? Do you live there ? No it's still a place of fond childhood memories school mates school football team.etx etc actually looks ok on.youtube doesn't look.too bad at all. Thanks to Joseline !

  • @akumar7366
    @akumar7366 3 роки тому +1

    I was there in 1977 , hot summer ,great memories.

  • @marcp3788
    @marcp3788 Рік тому +2

    Let's play a game of spot the white man. Timestamp below when you spot one ⬇️

  • @ronholfly
    @ronholfly 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the memories.

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching, do you still in Birmingham?

    • @ronholfly
      @ronholfly 3 роки тому

      Joseline Glai Been round the world but back in Birmingham. ❤️

  • @Rock-Steady
    @Rock-Steady 3 роки тому +2

    0:41 that dude going over the flyover with a roller 😂

    • @jhareng
      @jhareng Рік тому

      Illegal scooter and paying no attention to other road users

  • @imranzazai7404
    @imranzazai7404 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful.

  • @sohoroadbid
    @sohoroadbid 2 роки тому

    Nice video, well done 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @jowadahmed732
    @jowadahmed732 3 роки тому +2

    Looks all good !

  • @l3lackStarLiner_GameBoy
    @l3lackStarLiner_GameBoy 3 роки тому

    I grew up on Church Hill Road moved to New York 31 years ago at age of 15.. cool video..

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      Thank you for watching 🙂 Do you think that the area has changed a lot since you moved out 31 years ago?

    • @l3lackStarLiner_GameBoy
      @l3lackStarLiner_GameBoy 3 роки тому

      it's nostalgia actually.. looks the same.. I always speak of England and where I lived..

  • @garywebster6453
    @garywebster6453 3 роки тому

    Used to live in great barr, on the hamstead road in the early 80s. Was a great place back then, half hoped your drive headed that far.

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      Hello Gary Webster, in this video I do drive along the Hamstead Rd ua-cam.com/video/kT8C5pcJQJo/v-deo.html

  • @benlotus2703
    @benlotus2703 3 роки тому +4

    If you do not feel like driving around the jewel of the west Midlands (Beautiful Birmingham), then buy a ticket & take the ride on on the Sir karen Brady Tour Bus.
    The 'Open-Top' Tour bus is now enclosed in bullet-proof glass.
    A local politician said in a statement, said: "We have regular patrols by our 'Tourism Awake Team' from Kings Heath to Soho Road.
    Wheeler street, has an interesting reputation, however it is safe now due to the presence of plain clothes patrols, and last month we launched a new operation targeting violence and gun crime in parts of Birmingham, including popular paradise Utopia- Lozells Road."
    Beautiful Birmingham has over-taken Edinburgh as the UK's number 1 tourist destination.
    Magnificent.

  • @ishabrown
    @ishabrown 3 роки тому +1

    Handsworth has some lovely architecture, a melting pot of cultures, the shops are amazing and cheap i buy my food seasonings from there. Great video

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому +1

      Hello, yes I agree. I really like the old architecture and Handsworth History as a whole. Thank you for watching I really appreciate 🙂

  • @thequietone2998
    @thequietone2998 3 роки тому +2

    My old school St Mary’s from 1968

    • @milowes43
      @milowes43 3 роки тому +1

      Me too from 1966. Now live in the United Sates

    • @thequietone2998
      @thequietone2998 3 роки тому

      @@milowes43 The states? Wow 😉🙏🏽

  • @shaheenakhtar8930
    @shaheenakhtar8930 3 роки тому +3

    I live here
    Nice place

  • @shireenbarry9678
    @shireenbarry9678 3 роки тому

    Now you getting to the 🤎 just missed Stamford Rd…left at Hutton...

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому +1

      If I ever do a driving tour around Handsworth again, I won't miss Stamford Rd 😉

    • @shireenbarry9678
      @shireenbarry9678 3 роки тому

      @@citiesthroughmyeyes It would be interesting ………re tracing a child’s view the journey to school………what is surprising is how much has not changed …the eyes viewing the now reflecting the loss of innocence …🥀

  • @JimOverbeckgenius
    @JimOverbeckgenius 3 роки тому +1

    The dope was good.

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      Thank you🙂 Is “dope” another word for music?

    • @JimOverbeckgenius
      @JimOverbeckgenius 3 роки тому +2

      @@citiesthroughmyeyes The Beehive on Soho Road was the reggae pub, with the air thick with ganja smoke. I lived in Haughton Road, nr the Trinity Rd flyover + at Hockley briefly.

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      Are you a BrumTrotter? Lol Since you lived, worked & travelled in many areas of Bham.

    • @JimOverbeckgenius
      @JimOverbeckgenius 3 роки тому

      @@citiesthroughmyeyes I was a Mature Student until I was kicked out, yet again, from my 3rd university. My wife + a friend + self opened a cafe in Harborne for chess-players, selling books on the side. Eventually it became Blitzgeist Books & Boutique. 12 years of penal servitude, aggro & overwork. The property boom carried us upwards, but we still labour maintaining the art-gallery & villa.

    • @juniorwalters8795
      @juniorwalters8795 3 роки тому +1

      My old neighborhood "Westminster Road"

  • @loreagooden7610
    @loreagooden7610 3 роки тому +1

    My hometown

    • @citiesthroughmyeyes
      @citiesthroughmyeyes  3 роки тому

      Thank you for watching this video Lorea. And since Handsworth is your hometown you might be interested in watching a video that I made of Handsworth showing how it looks before (Victorian/Edwardian time, 60s, etc.) & how it looks now ua-cam.com/video/-iAwcZyd-gY/v-deo.html

  • @chocolatestarfish7053
    @chocolatestarfish7053 3 роки тому

    Hi little one would you like some candy😂😂😅 nah but this is cute 😇😇

  • @sarahfemi9862
    @sarahfemi9862 3 роки тому +4

    Birmingham has a lot of racism and segregation go to areas and see how segregated and backwards people are hardly any English in handsworth that area most of the English live in segregated outer parts of Birmingham and inner parts are run down and neglected Birmingham city council are very racist and bias and in denial of it.

    • @jimconnolly4106
      @jimconnolly4106 3 роки тому +1

      Sarah Sade Sarah femi or who ever you are we get it you don’t like Birmingham it’s “segregated” because wether you like it or not people feel safer and prefer there own kind, in group preference, it’s not racism , I’ve lived all over Brum it’s not as racist as you make out so stop spamming every video

    • @sarahfemi9862
      @sarahfemi9862 3 роки тому +2

      @@jimconnolly4106 Birmingham is very segregated and racist people don't integrate and many older generation have a very racist attitude towards anyone who is not the same as them,have you see how Segregated areas are and the levels of poverty and inequality in Birmingham and West Midlands hence why people are racist miserable and angry ,you live in your own Bubble and don't even know half of the issues in Birmingham and West Midlands which is a dumping ground .

    • @jimconnolly4106
      @jimconnolly4106 3 роки тому +2

      I’ve lived all over Birmingham inner and outer in hostels I’ve seen the dark underbelly but you act like you dont see asians in Solihull or white people on Stratford road, theres a difference between segregated and people choosing to live where people like them are, I’m sorry but most supermarkets have a mixture of people shopping there and no ones killing each other, I’ve lived in hands worth new town bear wood erdington alum rock, I lived in alum rock for 3 years was never targeted once and loved it there, your just brushing over it , maybe you feel that way but it’s not my experience , and if people live in one house with 7-8 people there’s too many bin bags to take , all those terrace house with big families , sometime the people have to keep the area tidy not the council and they don’t

    • @jimconnolly4106
      @jimconnolly4106 3 роки тому +1

      I think your assuming this from an outside prospective, many older generations from all sides can be racist , just because some people are racist doesn’t mean everyone is , seems like you live in the bubble and perceive danger outside of it without going there seeing what you want to see, I bet you imagine me to be someone I’m not from my name, the biggest problem is gang culture and that’s across the board

    • @sarribel
      @sarribel 3 роки тому

      if you do not like it here, then go back to the paradise where you came from we do not want people like you in the UK