IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Bowmere Close, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST8 6UD
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Bowmere Close, ST8 6UD 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 (74 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Distance
1
Looking east along Station Road
Station Road from its junction with Image to the junction with Halls Road. See also Image, Image, Image and Image
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 25 Jun 2010
0.05 miles
2
The old platform, Biddulph Station
Apart from a cottage just out of sight on the left, this is all that remains of what was once Biddulph Railway Station. The area to rear is now a carpark that opens onto the aptly named Smokies Way.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 7 Jun 2009
0.07 miles
3
Smokies Way
Looking along Smokies Way from the junction with Station Road. The name comes from the old railway line that used to run parallel to it and behind the houses on the right.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 26 May 2010
0.07 miles
4
Crossing the brook
Looking down Station Road to where it crosses Biddulph Brook, the white house on the right has a disused George VI letterbox set into the wall (Image).
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 24 Nov 2010
0.07 miles
5
Sandyfield Court
Looking south down Sandyfield Court, a private road off Image
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 2 Aug 2010
0.07 miles
6
The old station
Across the road from here, on the Biddulph Valley Way, was the old Biddulph Railway Station- the remains of the platform can be seen here Image There would have originally been a level-crossing here and the house on the right would have probably been the crossing keeper's dwelling. See also Ben Brooksbank's excellent picture taken in 1962: Image
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 19 Jan 2010
0.08 miles
7
George VI letterbox
This, now disused and painted black, George the Sixth letterbox is set into the wall of a cottage near the bridge on Station Road.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 24 Nov 2010
0.08 miles
8
Biddulph Station (Disused), Biddulph Valley Way
Opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1864. Passenger traffic was withdrawn from the station on 11 July 1927, but freight traffic continued until 5 October 1964.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddulph_railway_station
Image: © Brian Deegan
Taken: 11 Feb 2023
0.08 miles
9
Biddulph Valley Way towards the old station
Looking north-east along Biddulph Valley Way, a disused railway line now a popular track for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 25 Jun 2010
0.08 miles
10
South along Station Road
Looking south down Station Road from its junction with Halls Lane to where it crosses Biddulph Brook. See also Image, Image, Image and Image
Image: © Jonathan Kington
Taken: 25 Jun 2010
0.08 miles