IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Portland Drive, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST8 6RY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Portland Drive, ST8 6RY 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 (85 Images Found)
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Chirk access cover
A Chirk ductile manhole cover set into the pavement beside Congleton Road, these are manufactured by R & B UK Limited based in Telford, Shropshire. It is a Class B125 access cover that is designed for use on pavements that are occasionally subject to vehicular traffic or where kerb mounting is common.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 7 Aug 2011
0.06 miles
2
Benchmark by Congleton Road
Although quite faint, this benchmark is still cleanly cut, it is situated by the start of the public footpath that goes to Smithy Lane. See Image for a wider view. For more information on this benchmark go to http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35468 .
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 8 Sep 2010
0.07 miles
4
North on Congleton Road
Looking north on Congleton Road from near its junction with Smithy Lane, the tower of St Lawrence's Church can be seen in the distance.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 29 Aug 2010
0.09 miles
5
Pam Inter-ax 2 manhole cover
Set into the pavement next to Congleton Road, this a Pam D400 access cover. They are manufactured by Saint-Gobain PAM UK who are the one of the country's leading suppliers of ductile iron and cast iron products to the UK's key utilities such as telecoms, highways, civil engineering, plus the construction and housing sectors.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 7 Aug 2011
0.09 miles
6
Looking South along Congleton Road
This is the view along Congleton Road towards Biddulph from the Woodhouse Lane (Image) junction. Just visible in the distance is the Biddulph Arms (Image).
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 25 Nov 2009
0.09 miles
7
Footpath towards Congleton Road
This short public footpath runs from Smithy Lane to Congleton Road, and is only marked on the 1:25000 maps. As can be seen it is very enclosed because it runs between back gardens, this picture has been taken just along from where Image was taken.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 8 Sep 2010
0.09 miles
8
Saint Lawrence's recreation ground
These are the tennis courts on the recreation grounds attached to Saint Lawrence's Church. The building behind used to be Biddulph North School and now houses the Church Hall.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 25 Nov 2009
0.10 miles
9
Public footpath from Congleton Road
This is the Congleton Road end of the short public footpath that goes to Smithy Lane (Image), because it passes a lot of private gardens this path is very narrow and enclosed. There is a benchmark cut into the stone wall on the right, see Image
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 8 Sep 2010
0.10 miles
10
Biddulph Brook
Looking down at Biddulph Brook from the bridge on Mow Lane, from here it will join the River Dane at Congleton. On some earlier maps, circa 1200 to 1500 AD, the brook is referred to as the River Dane Inshaw. The large steel pipe crossing the brook will probably be a gas main.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 22 Sep 2010
0.11 miles