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Wigford Road, TAMWORTH, B77 1LY

Dosthill Lodge was demolished something like 25 years ago (i.e. early 80s) and replaced with several modern houses. This track runs between its former grounds and the car park which serves Image] next to Image It comes to an abrupt halt near to Image From the OS maps it looks as though this is not a Right of Way - the public footpath shown on the maps runs parallel with this track immediately to the south - and there is a sturdy gate across the entrance to it.

This ancient moat is now nothing more than a pond - and in this particular shot, a frozen one. The photo was taken from the corner of a path past Image The moat used to be in the garden of an old house, Dosthill Lodge, known to us as children as "Basfords" after the two old ladies, the Basford Sisters, who lived there. The house, along with a wonderful 1/4-circle curved brick wall is now long gone - but this little bit of moat, which probably predates even that house, survives.

I guess from the sign on the right here, that the people who run Image] as a dive centre have had a bit of a problem with drivers (or should I say parkers) ignoring the sign on the left.

This photograph Image shows a view of the Church that is located in the above Graveyard.

This photograph Image shows another view of the above Graveyard.

This photograph Image shows a view from the opposite side of the above Church gate.

This photograph shows a building in the grounds of St Paul's Church. This photograph Image shows a view of St Paul's Church.

I don't know when stone was first quarried here, but probably quite a long time ago as the site is geologically unusual for the area, being I believe the remnants of an ancient (extinct millions of years ago) volcano. I think quarrying finished here in the mid 1930s and local streams quite quickly filled it, forming this deep pool - up to (should that be down to ?) 80ft (25m) deep. It is a popular inland diving site with lunatics - I mean enthusiasts - even diving on the winter's day when I visited ! There are numerous things of interest to explore down there; cars, vans, even apparently a hydroplane as well as the blockhouse presumably belonging to the old mining activities. For more information, see http://www.wannadive.net/spot/Europe/UK/England/East_Midlands/Dosthill_Quarry

This photograph Image shows another view of this graveyard.

This photograph Image shows another view of this Graveyard.