The Sidings Pool, Bluebell Drive Park, Bedworth
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The Sidings Pool, Bluebell Drive Park, Bedworth
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 19 Jun 2021
This pond is situated near the junction of Heath Road and Smorrall Lane, in the western suburbs of Bedworth. It is known locally as the Sidings Pool, and a glance at the OS Six Inch map, 1888-1913 Series, shows a siding here running off the mineral railway that connected the Newdigate Colliery on Astley Lane to the Coventry-Nuneaton railway line to the east. The colliery closed in 1982 and the tracks have long since been removed, but the route of the mineral railway can still be traced, especially where it passes through cuttings. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=52.47762&lon=-1.50003&layers=6&right=OSAPI
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Image Location
Latitude
52.474902
Longitude
-1.494682