IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Alwold Road, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5JS
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Alwold Road, B29 5JS by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (8 Images Found)
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Distance
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Roundabout at the junction of Castle Road and Alwold Road, Weoley Castle
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 2 Dec 2019
0.10 miles
2
Approaching Alwold Road
From Kembleton Road, Weoley Castle.
Image: © Andrew Abbott
Taken: 14 Jul 2024
0.16 miles
3
The remains of Weoley Castle
Little apart from these substantial stone walls and revetments remains above ground of the once-extensive Weoley Castle, a 13th/14th century fortified manor house and moat which once stood here. The grounds surrounding it are a Scheduled Monument, and the remains themselves were Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101075769-remains-of-weoley-castle-weoley-ward#.XilVEsj7RPY & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075769 in 1952.
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 2 Dec 2019
0.19 miles
4
Beckbury Road, Weoley Castle
Heading north east.
Image: © Andrew Abbott
Taken: 14 Jul 2024
0.19 miles
5
Weoley Castle
The remains of a medieval fortified manor house, dating from the 1270s. It had a moat, curtain walls, towers and battlements but no keep or true defensive position, being located in the Bourn Brook valley.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 3 Oct 2015
0.21 miles
6
Weoley Castle
Surrounded by a housing estate, it has evidently been considered prudent to surround the remains of Weoley Castle with a substantial fence; at most times visitors can only look on and read a couple of information boards. Despite the name, this was never a proper castle but a fortified medieval manor house, dating from the 1270s. It had a moat, towers and battlements but no keep and its location in the valley of the Bourn Brook was not a true defensive position.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 3 Oct 2015
0.21 miles
7
Alwold Road, Weoley Castle
Alwold Road is named after a Saxon Chieftain who held land in this area. No doubt, in conferring this name, Birmingham Corporation was mindful of the medieval association with Weoley Castle, the remains of which lie just north of the road. The 'castle' was in fact a fortified manor house and the way land rises immediately to the south is an indication that this was not intended to be a truly defensive location. Land surrounding the castle was purchased by the Corporation in the 1930s for housing, built in the 'garden city' style very fashionable at the time.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 3 Oct 2015
0.23 miles
8
Weoley Castle ruins
The castle, which dates from the 13th-15th centuries, was a fortified manor house owned by, among others, the barons of Dudley. The ruins are in disrepair (!) and closed to the public. The closest you can get is the two information boards visible in the photo, and even that area is closed on weekdays.
Information: http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/weoleycastle/weoleycastle.htm
Image: © Adrian Bailey
Taken: 17 Aug 2005
0.24 miles