Boundary Marker, Hob's Moat Road
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Boundary Marker, Hob's Moat Road
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 14 Aug 2014
Located near the junction with Coventry Road. The Travelodge Birmingham Sheldon can be seen behind it. The city of Birmingham extended its boundaries into this area in 1931, taking in much of Sheldon parish and a small piece of Solihull north of Coventry Road https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol7/pp1-3. The marker was presumably installed then, and still stands on or near to the boundary. It appears to be made of cast iron, now pitted with rust, and painted white with the place names and boundary line picked out in black.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.451148
Longitude
-1.782623