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Swift Close off Auckland Drive, Castle Bromwich
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 26 Jul 2021
0.01 miles
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Swift Close, Smith's Wood
The original part of Swift Close, seen from the end of Red Wing Walk. Swift Close has more recently been extended, at 90 degrees to its original alignment, to meet Kingfisher Drive, in order to serve new houses.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 10 Mar 2018
0.01 miles
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Red Wing Walk, Smith's Wood
Looking towards Swift Close.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 10 Mar 2018
0.03 miles
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Footpath to Auckland Drive, Smith's Wood
Seen from Red Wing Walk. The houses on this path are numbered as part of Auckland Drive (the road at the far end of the path), hence the street sign.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 10 Mar 2018
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Lanchester Way bus turning circle, Smith's Wood
At the east end of Lanchester Way, where it meets Auckland Drive (foreground). Route 53, a wonderfully meandering route from Erdington, terminates here; igo KX08 UXU, a short wheelbase Alexander Dennis Enviro 200, is laying over between journeys on that service. When Travel West Midlands routes 95 and 99 terminated here, they showed "Chelmsley Wood North" as their destination; the 53, somewhat more appropriately, shows "Smith's Wood".
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 10 Mar 2018
0.06 miles
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Wolseley Close, Smith's Wood
A residential cul de sac off Lanchester Way.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 10 Mar 2018
0.09 miles
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Eastern part of Lanchester Way, Smith's Wood
The A452 Collector Road runs parallel on the other side of the trees (right), with the M6 running parallel on its far side.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 10 Mar 2018
0.11 miles
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OS benchmark - Smith's Wood, building on Auckland Drive
An OS cutmark on the north wall of a small wheely-bin store on Auckland Drive; originally levelled in 1984 at 91.067m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn.
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 24 Sep 2015
0.16 miles
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M6 motorway at junction 4a southbound
The critical decision point for southbound traffic for the London area. Along the M6 and M1 or the later M42/M40 route. Alternatively, get in lane for the M42 northbound. When first opened, this junction was a simple slip road to the M42 from the 3-lane M6, splitting into two around the corner after the junction. At that time the M40's extension to London remained to be completed, so the M42 was of largely local significance.
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 11 Feb 2012
0.17 miles
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Approaching the M42 from the M6
Image: © Andrew Abbott
Taken: 29 May 2010
0.18 miles