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Shrewbridge Road, NANTWICH, CW5 7AA

The railway is the former LNWR line from Crewe to Shrewsbury. The GWR branch to Market Drayton came off just to the west (left) of here. The people in the photo are walking on the Nantwich Riverside Loop path.

Terrace of Victorian/Edwardian 'villas' immediately north of the level crossing on Shrewbridge Road; probably amongst the oldest houses in the gridsquare. The half-tiled open porches visible here are common in houses of this era in Nantwich and Crewe, although many have been altered. The street in the foreground lies on the boundary with Image

Bounded by Wellington Road (right), Shrewbridge Road and the railway (beyond the line of poplars), the Brookfield recreational ground has playing fields and a small playground. On the horizon (centre) is St Mary's, the parish church of Nantwich, whose tower dominates Nantwich centre (in Image)

The allotments by Brookfield recreational ground back onto Wellington Road (part of the A530). The red-brick house in the background is one of the large Victorian/Edwardian houses lining that road; its tower is just visible

View east along the railway line at the Shrewbridge Road level crossing, towards the Wellington Road level crossing and Nantwich station. Brookfield recreational ground lies beyond the line of poplars (right)

1st Lieutenant Arthur L Brown of the USAAF, while engaged in high-altitude flying to test oxygen equipment, crashed his Thunderbolt on this spot on the banks of the Weaver on 14 January 1944, avoiding Nantwich town centre. The plane was buried and was not recoverable. This memorial was erected in 1994, and reads: "Here lies 1st Lieutenant/ Arthur L. Brown/ U.S.A.A.F./ aged 23 years/ of New York/ who crashed/ in his Thunderbolt/ to avoid this town/ Jan. 14th 1944/ With sympathy and respect" For more information: http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/5071/

Close up of the pedestrian/cycle bridge over the River Weaver, by Queens Drive Meadows

View north from the pedestrian/cycle bridge. One of the several cycle paths on Queens Drive Meadows is visible on the left

This recreational area between Queens Drive, the railway and the River Weaver is sometimes known as Queens Drive Meadows. The line of willows marks the river, with a pedestrian/cycle bridge visible in centre frame. The houses on left of frame are on Shrewbridge Road, near the boundary with Image