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Rutherford Road, BIRMINGHAM, B23 5JU

Witton Lodge Road, Erdington, bus terminus for the numbers 7 and 65 routes

A bus moves from the arrival stop at Perry Common terminus to the departure stop by way of Court Lane. Both routes that terminate here, the 7 and the 65, approach along Witton Lodge Road, which splits into two to pass either side of a small, fenced off, patch of woodland (see Image) as it nears Court Lane. This provides a convenient means by which the buses can turn round. The 65, on which this bus is operating, is a more direct but less frequent route into Birmingham city centre than the 7.

Taken from Court Lane looking towards The Spinney (as it is known locally). The Number 7 bus terminates here before returning to Birmingham city centre.

Fosseway Drive, B23, viewed from the car park of The Greyhound. Built on the edge of Sutton Coldfield, around the time it became part of Birmingham, the blocks lie empty awaiting demolition. Well, I thought they were empty, but I've now discovered there are a few people still living there...

Looking north, at the point where the road leaves Birmingham and enters Sutton.

View north along Court Lane, Erdington from its junction with Jerry's Lane and Harcourt Road. On the right of this view is Short Heath Park, a public park with play area managed by Birmingham City Council. Time photo taken 1.54 pm BST (British Summer Time).

View east south east along Goosemoor Lane, Erdington at its junction with Bowling Green Close which is on the left. To the right is Short Heath Park, a public park with play area managed by Birmingham City Council. Time photo taken 2.24 pm BST (British Summer Time).

Formerly Sycamore Sawmills, reference to Sycamore Road nearby, the yard is now Travis Perkins, still a timberyard but also a builders suppliers http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/ Domesday http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-408000-291000

The property, on the corner of Chester Road (A452) and Beech Road, left, is occupied but the corner shop appears to have been closed for some time. The street nameplate for Beech Road is a cast-iron type from an earlier age. A map from between 1888 and 1913 shows that this section of 'Old Chester Road' was relatively undeveloped; there was an isolated property on this corner. The view is across Chester Road from the corner of Church Road. Photo number 7843038.