IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Alwold Road, BIRMINGHAM, B29 5RP
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Alwold Road, B29 5RP 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.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (15 Images Found)
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Playing fields off Weoley Castle Road, Weoley Castle
With a view across west Birmingham towards Warley.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 3 Sep 2022
0.18 miles
3
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
0.18 miles
4
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
0.19 miles
5
Shenley Lane north of Senneleys Park Road
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 10 Mar 2012
0.19 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
Access road off Weoley Castle Road, Weoley Castle
Leading to Image
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 3 Sep 2022
0.22 miles
8
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
0.22 miles
10
Weoley Castle Road from Barnes Hill Roundabout
Image: © Roy Hughes
Taken: 24 May 2011
0.23 miles