IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Francis Close, TAMWORTH, B78 1BL
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Francis Close, B78 1BL 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.
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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 (68 Images Found)
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Distance
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Old Nethersole's School, Polesworth
The brick building at the western end of Polesworth's High Street dates from 1818 when it replaced Sir Francis Nethersole's school for the poor. The school was founded in the mid-17th century for ‘the children of the poorer sort' by Nethersole who had married the daughter of Sir Henry Goodyer of Polesworth. Today the building is used as apartments.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 31 Jul 2021
0.11 miles
2
Nethersole's School for the Poor, Polesworth
The rebuilt school of 1818, now converted for residential use.
Image: © Andrew Abbott
Taken: 1 May 2023
0.11 miles
3
Polesworth Congregational Chapel
Grade II listed. Listing number 1252597. Nonconformist chapel. Dated 1828. Flemish bond brick, Old plain-tile roof. 2 storeys; 3 bays. Tall narrow symmetrical front has pediment with moulded brick modillions and painted stone inscribed 'INDEPENDENT CHAPEL'. 6-panelled dour has reeded and gadrooned wood surround with moulded corner panels and cornice. Round arched iron windows with glazing bars. Painted incised datestone. Return sides are roughcast and have gables.
Image: © Andrew Abbott
Taken: 1 May 2023
0.13 miles
4
Polesworth School
The school, founded by Sir Francis Nethersole in 1655, at the north-west corner of the High Street is of half-H plan with walls of red and black bricks and stone dressings, and balustraded parapets. The middle arched entrance to the street is flanked by semi-octagonal turrets with cupolas, and above the roof is an open-sided stone lantern with a domed roof.
Image: © David Rogers
Taken: 28 Nov 2008
0.13 miles
5
Polesworth School
The inscription above the main door translates as "school for poor boys and girls".
Image: © David Rogers
Taken: 28 Nov 2008
0.13 miles
8
Coventry Canal: Reach near Pooley Hall
Pooley Hall occupies the higher ground beyond the trees to the left.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 10 Sep 2012
0.14 miles
9
The Red Lion public house, Polesworth
On Bridge Street.
Image: © Andrew Abbott
Taken: 1 May 2023
0.14 miles
10
The Spread Eagle, Polesworth
This timber-framed pub, located on High Street immediately opposite the entrance to Polesworth Abbey, is known to have been in existence by 1801.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 31 Jul 2021
0.15 miles