Soho Road Handsworth

Drive down and up Soho Road ion 11th November 1989. Shot by Tina Hamilton and Sue Brown

[@davidostar157]

Rumour has it some of those cars have been stuck in traffic since 1980’s

[@ZahoorKhan-cx3zy]

Been in handsworth for 40 years seen lot of changes over the years plus great memobrel memories

[@johnr7769]

Fantastic! I used to work on the Soho Road as shown at 2:37 near the junction of Grove Lane/Nineveh Road between 1983 to 1987. While watching the film, I could literally smell the aroma, hear the noises and feel the warmth and friendliness of the people of the Soho Road. Happy, happy days.

[@MK-mh6lh]

Did you use to work in Firgins the bakers ?

[@johnr7769]

@@MK-mh6lh If you stop the video at 2:37 you will see the West Bromwich Building Society branch office of which I was the manager. Its now a Cash 4 Gadgets shop. In 1990 I was working in Head Office and I was asked to cover at Harborne Branch. I refused. So they sent the assistant manager to Harborne and I got my wish to cover at Soho Road. It was wonderful! It was like coming home. Many of my previous customers remembered me and were disappointed I was not going to return to the Soho Road. Happy days.

[@MK-mh6lh]

@@johnr7769 amazing!! My grandfather had a fabrics business on soho rd ‘Fashion Fabrics’ so grew up visiting the road daily, I also would attend nursery on louise rd so as a 3 year older in 1990 I’m sure my mother and I walked past the building society several times! How strange, it brings back so many memories and sadness that those days will never com back being a 33 year old man with several grey hairs 😄

[@niazpetkar53]

@@MK-mh6lh it was actually called Firkins

[@rw6391]

I was 15,lived in Castle Vale but my mom used to come up here for a bus trip,god I can see that KFC in my minds eye,Good times in Birmingham. Desperate times now

[@samsvarietychannel2930]

I was hoping you would drive towards Holyhead Road or Rookery Road as a bonus. Anyway, It does bring back a lot of memories of Soho Road. Great upload.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Born in Brum ,1941, lived in many areas , including Handsworth , 1948 to 1950. Knew Rookery road well, and Soho road. Family left Brum 1955. I last drove down Soho Road . 1998, the changes were astonishing, 90% shop's were Asian owned and peopled. It looked like a city street in Karachi or Bombay.

[@asa1973100]

So basically a slum

[@markdavenport8713]

Handsworth born n bred n proud

[@monsieurlewop]

I used to do grocery shopping every Saturday morning in Rookery Road and then wander down to Milan's sweet centre. Memories!

[@TurcVideo]

Milan s still going strong. Paneer spring rolls my favourite

[@monsieurlewop]

@@TurcVideo That's very good to hear. Sadly I'm now living far from Brum.

[@MrKajjaGG]

Holy smokes. This brings back so many childhood memories.

[@shazad1977]

I love this video brings back good memories. This the vibrant lively Handsworth now it's quite dead.

[@abudonproud2bpakpakhtoon820]

shazad1977 handsworth is sick place I use to live around there

[@mrrumpledumple2132]

If you think it’s dead you should go to Bristol it’s silent

[@heyitssanah8857]

shazad1977 Hey

[@MK-mh6lh]

@@abudonproud2bpakpakhtoon820 where did you live as my family were literally the only Pashtuns there lol

[@Ianstonn]

Loving this video!! ... I attended 'Handsworth Grammar School' ... 1980 to 1987 .. and lived in 'Handsworth Wood' ... 1971 to 1997!!! .... So many memories Here! ... just love how you have captured 'Real life' in Soho Road at the time!!! ... :-)

[@rummyrehal1063]

Ian Toulouse what did weeford drive look like back then in handsworth wood. If you know

[@aburaeese]

Ahhhhh! Remember buying toys from that shop at 2:14 minutes. Soho road had Woolworths up the road on right side. Wow memories of love amongst the locals. Now...it's looking like Mad max film!

[@MK-mh6lh]

Same here 😂 I was around 7 now 33! Loads of memories

[@jjv65uk]

Great video. I grew up in Handsworth and my family owned a business on the Soho Road. Brought back some great memories. Thanks for uploading 😀👍

[@MK-mh6lh]

So did Mine? What was the business ?

[@sohoroadbid]

Such good times, some of the shop are still here 😊🙏🏼

[@zivyhardy8998]

Thank you for posting. My partner grew up here and has told me about many of these places.

[@nadiareid7080]

Wow.....brings so much memories back....I was 5 when this was filmed and remember everything, such a shame it's not like this anymore...I'm watching in 2021

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

Was up there yesterday...still looks the same, i was 6 when this was filmed.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Tbh it looked dire even back then

[@soundofrain6557]

Beautiful childhood memories, thank you for uploading.

[@dperson9212]

The most famous road in all the Midlands I'd have thought. I remember having to tuck my money away when going through on the bus. Still has significant issues but Handsworth is a vibrant melting pot that eptimoses Brum and I love it.

[@meganhenebury2090]

So happy to have found this video, which was shot less than two weeks before I was born... I lived on George Street (off Clarence Road) from then until November 8th 2001 so this has brought back some amazing memories.

[@khanimran1238]

Only thing changed is the Romanians walking around with pushchairs begging that's what changed is that the best the eu can do for England pick a pocket or two

[@JJ-te2pi]

Disgusting comment. I'm a half Polish, a tiny minority of EU citizens in this country are Roma. You wouldn't be here without migration either. Utter moron.

[@jimconnolly4106]

Haha pot calling kettle

[@MK-mh6lh]

@@JJ-te2pi it’s a fact though. Migrants at that time didn’t have benefits they worked damn hard !!

[@JJ-te2pi]

@@MK-mh6lh You know the migrant groups most on benefits? Pakistanis. People like the moron that commented.

[@jasonbandzzz358]

Facts loool and with their fake jewellery and bellies out

[@s7e8s6]

KIDHAAA SARDAAR JI TUSI TEEKAYA, lol i see many sardaar ji's on soho road :D soho road looks exactly the same, brings back memories, i went to holyhead school back then, so know soho road very well

[@rajakumar4172]

Thank you so much for sharing this... brings back great memories from the past

[@emokiller907]

Before the Eastern Europeans :)

[@THELEXIS1983]

the only thing that has changed is the cars haha

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

I could name every one lol.

[@sgaddu]

Thanks for sharing this video. Down memory lane/road.

[@TheSkyOnFire]

Fantastic vid, thanks for uploading. Might just record soho myself and upload it in 30 years :p

[@audioheaven]

hey great vid! i used to live in handsworth, great to see all this old footage!

[@princesi4778]

I grew up in Handsworth now living in London good times remember going up to the shops with my mum to buy various items which now you can buy online funny how things change

[@MK-mh6lh]

Same here, grew up in handsworth moved to London 20 years ago but grandparents still live in handsworth so visit every few months

[@sarahfemi9862]

@@MK-mh6lh Londoners don't like Birmingham I understand why Birmingham is backwards and a racist segregated shithole.

[@MK-mh6lh]

@@sarahfemi9862 okaaaaaaay 😳 chip on your shoulder?

[@marthasheilds2446]

Not surprised Londoners don't like Birmingham fucking cave lot .

[@ambiabegum7096]

I just love this video thanks

[@khushnoodalam5208]

Handsworth was and is the ghetto of Birmingham, a place that time had forgot, most places have refurbed and changed, but Handsworth is in a different time span, hardly any improvement , its in a freeze mode, lol

[@sarahfemi9862]

The racist locals in Birmingham always slag off this area handsworth never to return they hate the place with passion hence why no whites live in handsworth.

[@_B.M_]

Looks ok to me. People, cars, shops ... not exactly a ghetto. it's not like its on fire or theres gunshots going off.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Looks like a dump even during the 80s lol. Barely changed.

[@harounmotala4344]

This video is 30 years old.. Most old people in the video might be very old or dead. Soho Road used to be fun to go to.

[@dragonofthewest8305]

It's sad how it ended up

[@trollofalltrades6516]

Another fun fact: Quite a lot of famous people passed by the Monty including afew wrestlers, British Bulldog was one of them and they’d apparently ask where they could get some gear from. Lennox Lewis was turned away because there was a ‘no dreds’ policy because they associated them with trouble and they didn’t know who Lennox was at the time lol. Crazy!

[@TurcVideo]

Thanks for sharing 😁

[@andreemichaels6476]

I used to go to the monty back in the 80s with my big sisters. I was 16 years old and It was clear I wasn't old enough to be there but while I was with my older sisters I got in every Saturday. I remember we use to get given a raffle ticket for the rice and peas and chicken/ mutton 😂😂😂

[@jakcarn4184]

Its not changed much at all except for the vehicles and a large population of Romanians and africans which are prevalent now

[@fifaone2002]

great video!

[@wajidhussain3154]

ther was trafick in 89 ther still is on shoh road

[@albinamasih1150]

Look how clean Soho Rd looks

[@marthasheilds2446]

Dirty area today Birmingham is a segregated shithole racist city areas are dumps and council clean where they want to .

[@caraudiosolutions]

Fantastic video

[@zakariyyayusuf6208]

Who remembers the Handsworth riots of 86 I think?

[@jani3095]

my grandads in here

[@_B.M_]

funny you say that cos I watched closely to see if I recognised anyone ... to no avail. lol

[@MK-mh6lh]

My grandma is too lol

[@cricketbat09]

Good to know it is captured on film, but wouldn't go near the crime-ridden place.

[@simbachauhan984]

Wat a wicked footage

[@shakmo8810]

Kwik save that was a blast from the past .does it exist anywhere?

[@MK-mh6lh]

Nope Doesn’t at all lol! I have a cousin with your name !

[@mikehunt1528]

No, but in a parallel Universe Woolworths does.

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

I last went Quicksave in Moseley village 19 years ago.

[@lillianflorence6056]

Bankrupt

[@honorl.5301]

Wow, brought back memories. When I lived in Nineveh Road, in the 40's - 60's, the Soho Road was 'our' hang out. There never was garbage around though and of course not as much traffic. It still amazes me how the bus drivers can manoeuvre those double deckers around, amazing. Still some of the old buildings there and even some of the same stores. Thanks for this, almost made me cry! Didn't see any fish and chip shops?

[@smartchip]

0:58, there was the acropolis on holyhead, Brook, two on rookery Rd, like 7 or 8 walking distance,

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

you are quiet old then.

[@honorl.5301]

@@theholyoneofisrael.9550 Yes, I am quiet old, I am also quite old. Wise too!

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

@@honorl.5301 Great stuff.

[@Andy-wx4wx]

I went to St Stephens Primary in Nineveh Road...

[@ajaybruah686]

so weird how some things are still there like KFC and kg miles, ambala sweet centre only closed last year cause they moved and how it's basically the same

[@onpoint357]

Kfc not there anymore. Closed few months ago

[@cyco781loco1]

The early generation of dash cams 👌

[@leorandall3470]

Soho rd,India!

[@DE51B0Y]

A lot of the shops still remain. The cars look so outdated!

[@onpoint357]

Sportiest car i seen there was a silver xr3i at the end

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

@@onpoint357 yh that was nice

[@TurcVideo]

It was shot on a video camcorder, probably DV. Mobile phones weren't around then.

[@MK-mh6lh]

😂 I think it was meant to be a joke bless you

[@ElementsMMA]

Does this show the original Burger Bar restaurant or was that actually on Villa road not soho main drag?

[@MrCrystalm8]

Yooo looked completely different back then, oh how times have changed :D

[@mikehunt1528]

What you on about ? It looks exactly the same.

[@MrCrystalm8]

@@mikehunt1528 To a surface level thinker like you, yes.

[@mikehunt1528]

@@MrCrystalm8 'surface level thinker' - pmfsl

[@matthewwilliams3827]

@@mikehunt1528I know haha. I’d never know this was from the 80s if it weren’t for the camera quality and cars lol.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

@@MrCrystalm8it was a dump then, it’s a dump now. Barely changed.

[@VK-hl6sq]

Shere punjab!

[@2648anil]

Nothing has changed even today

[@MrKajjaGG]

Are you serious?

[@_B.M_]

dude, its changed!! permanent traffic jam for one!!

[@eileendewell9416]

o it's changed a lot from then it became a no go area same as witton in Aston not safe anymmore

[@Leo15730]

Handsworth is a twin sister of Southall Middlesex !!

[@adammir8235]

which is better for clothes shopping Ladypool or solo road.

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

Both the same..i live off Ladypool road.

[@danielsinha9594]

95-2007 was the bronx years

[@staffsyeoman]

When did "Funspot" go away?

[@thechickenman2289]

It looks so peaceful, now everyone judges and hates each other because 70% of the country is living on the bread line and 30% are rich and over paid and England is supposed to be yet a wealthy country 🤷‍♂️

[@jimmyzoom1143]

Poor people are typically the most overweight

[@lilevilakakyle]

Hi, I am creating a documentary about the history of handsworth, is there any way I am able to get in contact with the people that took this video, so I can use it in my documentary.

[@TurcVideo]

Sue Brown is a poetess and may have a website. The original tape has gone to MACE (Media Archive of Central England) in Lincoln and they let you access it and also all the old Central Television tapes

[@richmiddleton3282]

Have you made the documentary?

[@rw6391]

My mom used to drink in the monty

[@dragonofthewest8305]

Wow

[@rajakumar4172]

What mobile phone was this recorded on???

[@rw6391]

Are you joking

[@_B.M_]

Think it was the iPhone 0.764532357

[@khushnoodalam5208]

Mobile, are u intact with the time machine, this was recorded when the dinosaurs were walking,

[@jvy7305]

1:58 theres a fiend

[@trollofalltrades6516]

Good spot!

[@mastaofthemetavrse976]

8yrs old an still catching comments

[@10_4goodbuddy9]

Lock all your car doors and shut your windows when you drive down that road these day oh and don’t bother about car insurance most of them on that road don’t know what it is lol joking aside walked that road many times in the 80s

[@lillianflorence6056]

Dirty, I got out

[@briansanderson480]

Left for Australia 1965 glad we did

[@markdavenport8713]

My home

[@decm8]

So its been pakistan almost 20 years before I was born? Nice.

[@minty3639]

Better if there were sound

[@baljitkumar5342]

Lovely memories 😊

[@neilsharma9499]

no mobile phones

[@sonicstep]

05:30, has sound.

[@iarki._]

7:55 I go to that church

[@theholyoneofisrael.9550]

countless funerals have been there since the recording of this.

[@pankajkathait582]

Still same

[@ZakVlogs]

Awesome video, Ignore the raciest hater comment. Please subscribe to my Vlogging channel. I'm from Coventry I vlog twice a week😜

[@marclaw4511]

Would you walk down there after dark.

[@onpoint357]

Not if your scared

[@akumar7366]

One of the safest places in Brum but will not mean much to you if you have racism on your mind.

[@JJ-te2pi]

@@akumar7366 Safest?! That would be places like Moseley and Sutton Coldfield.

[@akumar7366]

@@JJ-te2pi I said one of the safest.

[@JJ-te2pi]

@@akumar7366 One of the least safe. Handsworth is quite literally near the bottom, look at the stats for that area and compare it to other areas in Brum.

[@MichaelStanfield81]

Frontline

[@onpoint357]

Thashas

[@andrespencer2598]

Film about johson and bugerbar gangs 2018

[@onealspence8548]

Kfc hahahaha

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Looked like a dump even by this point in time. Sorry but it’s true.