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Eileen Gardens, BIRMINGHAM, B37 6NL

The view downstream is from the footbridge that is reached from Fordbridge Road. There are footpaths on each side of the river. A riffle shows that the Cole is flowing away from the camera. There is a gravelly beach in the foreground. Downstream a glimpse of brown soil suggests recent erosion on the outside of a bend.

A through route from eastern Birmingham to the M42 & M6 access roads.

Once the terminus of frequent route 93 from Birmingham city centre via Castle Bromwich, when I visited Fordbridge Road turning circle it was served only by half hourly route 59, which reaches the city centre via a meandering route through Shard End, Lea Hall and Yardley. This Dennis Trident/Alexander ALX400, operated by National Express West Midlands, has plenty of room to turn. Located on the south western fringe of the estate and overlooking a sizable park, this is one of Birmingham's more tranquil bus termini.

These flats are on Kingshurst Way photographed from near the River Cole.

It was associated with a boathouse, shown on the 2015 A-Z but not on old maps up to 1991 and not there now. Now there are a couple of car parks accessed from Fordbridge Road, a former turning area for boat trailers, and a small skate park. The fenced platform on the right has a picnic table and a board illustrating the lake's bird life. The River Cole follows its own separate course among the trees on the opposite shore.

This photograph from 1983 depicts the central area of this large catholic comprehensive school in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, England. Ahead is the Sixth Form Centre and to the left (and overhead) is the library Built in the early 1970s the school served the large catholic population of the vast adjoining council estate and much of the surrounding area. This building, along with much of the original school, was demolished in the early 21st century to make way for the buildings of the new John Henry Newman Catholic College.

This photograph from 1983 depicts the rather austere building which was at that time the Science Block of this large catholic comprehensive school in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, England. Built in the early 1970s the school served the large catholic population of the vast adjoining council estate and much of the surrounding area. This building, along with much of the original school, was demolished in the early 21st century to make way for the buildings of the new John Henry Newman Catholic College.

This photograph from 1983 depicts the rather austere building which was at that time the Science Block of this large catholic comprehensive school in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, England. Built in the early 1970s the school served the large catholic population of the vast adjoining council estate and much of the surrounding area. This building, along with much of the original school, was demolished in the early 21st century to make way for the buildings of the new John Henry Newman Catholic College.