Many of them lacked bathrooms and indoor toilets, whilst the vast majority were suffering from decay as a result of a lack of maintenance. In the late 1950s, Aston was the location of the famous 'Venus Baby' case of Cynthia Appleton (87 Fentham Road).īy the early 1980s, Aston was suffering from severe deprivation with many of the terraced houses being outdated for the requirements of the time. Some of these houses were demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the Aston Expressway, which links Birmingham city centre to the M6 motorway. Much of Aston consists of terraced houses that were built around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The park has also hosted other sports and events including international level rugby league and rugby union. Aston Villa have played at Villa Park since 1897, and it has traditionally been one of the largest football grounds in England that has staged many notable matches at club and international level. Aston University is one of three universities in Birmingham. and Aston University (the campus of which is not in Aston but actually located to the far south of Aston in Birmingham city centre). Today, Aston is famous for Aston Villa F.C. Three 20 storey tower blocks on the complex contained 354 flats alone. This became " Newtown" and is a large estate consisting of sixteen tower blocks, five of which have since been demolished. South Aston was designated a renewal area whilst a new town to the west of this. Īston underwent large scale redevelopment following World War II.
On Miller Street was a tramcar depot which had a storage capacity of 104 tramcars. The works were situated at the junction of Aston Road and Dartmouth Street. Other industry that was located in Aston include the Premier Motor Works which produced cars during the early 20th century. The brewery was a three storey brick building with rounded corners and semi-circular windows. The brewery was owned by the Midland Brewery Company was built around 1877.
Another meeting place was the Ellen Knox Memorial Hall which was next door to the Midland Vinegar Brewery. The original hall had a seating capacity of 73. Gospel Hall on Park Lane was opened in 1892 and demolished in the 1970s to be rebuilt at the top of Park Lane in 1979. Old buildings which became popular within Aston included the Aston Hippodrome and the Bartons Arms public house. " onClick="activateTab('playlist1') return false">
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