IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Murdock Road, SMETHWICK, B66 2LS
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Murdock Road, B66 2LS 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 (99 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Avery Road, Smethwick
Once tightly packed terraced housing built for the adjacent Avery's works, now a small estate of modern houses.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Sep 2019
0.05 miles
2
Soho junction & 'the line around the houses'.
To avoid Birmingham New St this is the line taken by goods traffic on its way to Coventry & places south-east or to Walsall & the north.
Image: © Row17
Taken: 28 Feb 2008
0.05 miles
5
Old W & T Avery offices, Foundry Lane, Soho, Smethwick
Elaborate terracotta decoration in the pediment above the main door. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6262065 for location.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
6
Soho Viaduct, Smethwick
Forming the western curve of the triangular junctions between the West Coast main line through Birmingham and the Soho loop railway. This railway was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1896 primarily as a freight route avoiding New Street Station.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
7
Kitchener Street, Handsworth, name sign
Formerly a street lined on both sides with terraced houses, which were demolished in 1980. It was subsequently closed and gated in 2009 to prevent extensive fly-tipping. The sign is inside the gated area, but the tipping problem remains very evident.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
8
Soho Foundry Tavern
The Soho Foundry Tavern is situated directly opposite the historic Soho Foundry of Matthew Boulton and James Watt's.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 14 Jul 2018
0.08 miles
9
W & T Avery offices entrance, Foundry Lane, Soho, Smethwick
Avery's built this new office block around 1897 after taking over the Soho Foundry from the ailing James Watt & Co. A fine example of brick and terracotta work of the period, although now unoccupied and in deteriorating condition. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6262059 for a close view of the pediment and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6262065 for location
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 5 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
10
Railway viaduct
Just south of Soho Junction.
Image: © Andrew Abbott
Taken: 25 May 2019
0.09 miles