Western Boulevard: Beechdale Road junction
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Western Boulevard: Beechdale Road junction
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 12 Jul 2011
This view north from the railway bridge shows traffic stopping at the Beechdale Road lights. Western Boulevard, part of the ring road, was built in the 1930s at the beginning of the huge westward expansion of the city before and after the war. Until then, Beechdale Road was a footpath from Radford to Bilborough. The Baths are out-of-picture to the left, Robert Shaw Primary School and the Ainsley Estate to the right. Fifty-odd years ago I was nearly knocked off my bike here when turning right to go down the twitchel on to the estate.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.960465
Longitude
-1.191152