An overcast morning in Ascot Road
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An overcast morning in Ascot Road
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 29 Apr 2014
The demolition of the former Ascot Works in spring 2013 opened up a view across the railway. The nearer trees are on the site of Radford Colliery, which closed in the early 1960s. Image] (November 2009) and Image] (September 2011) give an idea of what has gone. Collins' Cash and Carry, on the right, housed in a former cardboard-box factory, remains.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.9668
Longitude
-1.184185