IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
High Street, SMETHWICK, B66 3NU
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to High Street, B66 3NU 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 (27 Images Found)
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Victoria Park notice board
Located near the entrance from the High Street.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Aug 2010
0.02 miles
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Smethwick War Memorial
Erected shortly after WWI and consisting of a bronze statue on a granite obelisk, the Smethwick War Memorial was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101077115-war-memorial-victoria-park-soho-and-victoria-ward#.XRMWRehKhPY & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1077115 in 1987.
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 20 May 2019
0.02 miles
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War Memorial outside Victoria Park (3) - plaque, High Street
This plaque is at the front bottom of the war memorial. The words are: "Wait but for the yield of all our toil and God shall not forget".
The memorial also has on the left and right sides of the base, two bronze relief panels. That on the left shows an infantry scene. The one on the right shows ships with biplanes flying above.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Aug 2010
0.02 miles
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War Memorial outside Victoria Park (2) - statue, High Street
This bronze statue is part of the First World War Memorial, outside Victoria Park. The statue portrays a woman holding an olive branch in one hand, and a scroll in the other. On the scroll are the words, "Honour Justice Freedom".
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Aug 2010
0.02 miles
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War Memorial outside Victoria Park (1), High Street
This imposing war memorial was erected about 1920, and commemorates those who gave their lives in the First World War (1914-1918). Made of granite and bronze, the monument is Grade II listed.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Aug 2010
0.02 miles
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Smethwick Council Offices
Smethwick Town Hall, or Council House. The foundation stone dates it to the period 1905 - 1907, and it was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101342665-council-house-soho-and-victoria-ward#.XRMYFuhKhPY & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1342665 in 1987.
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 20 May 2019
0.03 miles
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Victoria Park
This is Smethwick's main public park, developed on former farmland, and extending to about 34 acres. It opened in 1889, and was named Victoria Park to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, which had been celebrated in 1887. In recent years a lot of money has been spent in regenerating it, and today it is a very pleasant place to visit.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Aug 2010
0.06 miles
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Stephen M Godber Funerals Limited, Maben House, 280 High Street
This funeral director's premises is located on the corner of High Street and Firs Lane.
Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Aug 2010
0.08 miles
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High Street
This part of the High Street still has buildings on both sides. However, along much of the street the buildings on one side have all been demolished, presumably to allow construction of the dual-carriageway A457. One wonders what has been lost with such extensive demolition. It gives a distinct feeling of something missing, to what remains of the High Street.
Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Aug 2010
0.08 miles