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Birch Avenue, WORCESTER, WR4 9SQ

These appear to have been built as council housing stock.

Seen from Holly Mount. The housing has the appearance of council houses.

In the Tolladine area. This is a mainstream state funded junior school. It is graded good by Ofsted and the reading standard is better than average. I had walked past earlier in better lighting but it was near home time and there were too many people around so that I wouldn't have felt comfortable taking a photograph. Gorse Hill is seen behind.

Located on the corner of Rose Avenue and Rowan Avenue, the Tolly Centre is a community centre which used to be known as the Tolladine Community Centre. It is run by Worcester Community Trust, a registered charity, and is one of seven community centres in the City of Worcester run by them. This centre has a meeting room and a large hall and as one would expect there are a lot of community activities based here. The building dates from 2005-6 to a design by Meadowcroft Griffin Architects. Tolladine is a residential suburb of Worcester some way to the northeast of the city centre and a world away from what interests the city's many tourists. At present the area gives the impression of being rather run down, with the Tolly Centre being one of the few amenities the area seems to possess.

The path leads to Portefields Road. I wasn't sure if I had wandered up a cul de sac but this gave me a way out.

Laurel Road leads out of sight to the left and Tunnel Hill is straight ahead and also to the right behind the photographer. The green railings are delimiting the playing fields of Gorse Hill Community Primary School. The woods beyond cover Gorse Hill.

On the Tolladine estate.

The four shops on this side of Rose Avenue are occupied by the Italian Job (a takeaway), Rose Avenue Fryer (fish & chip shop), M & R General Stores, and Worcester Angling Centre. See also:- Image

In 2014 these four shops were open - Image Now only the fish and chips shop is open. On the opposite side of the avenue were a further three shops in four former units. Now only one of these is open and its integral post office part has closed permanently. I didn't photograph those on the opposite side due to bad lighting.

A length of public footpath leading towards two houses that are very prominent in Worcester, being both tall in themselves and at a high point.