Derelict land at Blakenhall, Wolverhampton
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Derelict land at Blakenhall, Wolverhampton
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 5 Nov 2010
Looking across part of the Blakenhall Gardens regeneration area. The buildings on the right are in Chapel Street, while those straight ahead are in the much newer Blakenhall Gardens shopping precinct by the Dudley Road. The Asian supermarkets there are particularly recommendable, but don't expect Waitrose style spaciousness or spick and span-ness. The trading culture is quite different. The last of six tower blocks at Phoenix Rise nearby is being gradually demolished, and the whole area is to be rebuilt with two and three storey family housing. According to the plans, appropriately sized trees will be planted in the new roadways, and existing mature trees will be retained wherever possible.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.571474
Longitude
-2.126847