Henry Mitchell bought a large plot of land alongside the road and built his brewery there in 1879.

The brewery grounds even included a county standard cricket pitch where Worcestershire CCC played an annual match.

Facing each other on opposite corners of Durban Road are Cape Hill Primary School and the building which was once the local dispensary.

The school is still providing education for the local children[2] but the dispensary is now an "at risk" Grade II Listed Building.

[3] There have been plans to turn the building into an emergency refuge for asylum seekers, a casino and a restaurant but none of these has come to fruition.

[9] Cape Hill forms part of the Soho and Victoria ward for elections to Sandwell council.

The Windmill Retail Park has an Asda including George, Matalan, Iceland supermarket, Boots and other high street stores.

80 from West Bromwich, 82 from Bearwood and 87 from Dudley link Cape Hill to Birmingham City Centre.