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Corner shop on Wear Road, South Stanley
This local convenience store seems to be the equivalent of the old corner shop. On the corner with Tees Crescent.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.04 miles
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Thomas the Tank Hedge
An amusing piece of topiary on Wear Road, in South Stanley.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.05 miles
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Looking up the hill at Wear Road
Wear Road is one of the main routes through the large suburb of South Stanley and this view gives a good indication of how the houses were built on the slopes of the hill. The view is from the east end of the road, near the junction with Durham Road.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.06 miles
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Road junction at South Stanley
This is the eastern end of Wansbeck Avenue at its junction with Wear Road. This is at the top end of the suburb of South Stanley, a large area of housing estates next to Stanley town centre.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
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Looking down Durham Road from Wear Road
Wear Road continues on as Durham Road at this junction in South Stanley. This suburb is built on the top slopes of the hill south from Stanley town centre and gives wide views over the countryside to the south. The road to the left is Humber Hill.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.09 miles
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View down Wear Road, Stanley
Wear Road is the main road from Stanley town centre to the south. The large suburb of South Stanley starts here and continues down the slope of the hill. Houses were built in this area from the 1920's up until the present day.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.10 miles
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Approaching the road junction at the end of Humber Hill
This is the west end of Humber Hill. There is a major road junction here at the top end of South Stanley, with Durham Road going off to the left and Wear Road coming in from the right down the hill.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.14 miles
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View up Engels Terrace, South Stanley
Terraced bungalows built up the steep slope of the hillside below Stanley town Centre. The houses were built by Stanley Town Council sometime between the 1930-40's I think. As the name indicates, it was a staunchly Labour authority.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 16 Sep 2019
0.17 miles
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Looking west along Humber Hill road
This road in East Stanley joins Durham Road further on. The position here, on the side of the hill on which Stanley is built, gives good views of the surrounding countryside. The village of Quaking Houses can be made out in the distance.
Image: © Robert Graham
Taken: 13 Sep 2019
0.19 miles
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South Stanley, Co. Durham
Taken near Tweed Terrace, view to South.
Image: © Gordon Fenwick
Taken: 10 Sep 2006
0.21 miles