IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Le Mans Gardens, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6GW
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Le Mans Gardens, WV10 6GW 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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Image Listing (44 Images Found)
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Last moments of a local landmark
The Goodyear chimney has stood here since the 1920s. Tyre manufacturing has moved to cheaper locations leaving only a small operation on a corner of the site. The remainder is to be redeveloped for housing and retail use.
A large crowd has gathered on a Sunday morning to see the demolition of the chimney, the last building on the site.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.07 miles
2
Clocktower on the Goodyear site
Two years on from the chimney demolition Image there is no sign of the housing and retail development. The clock tower is built on a former water tank structure possibly dating from the 1920s prior to Goodyear taking over and developing the site.
Image: © John M
Taken: 10 Oct 2010
0.08 miles
3
Last view of Goodyear's chimney
Fifteen minutes later this was reduced to a pile of rubble.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.08 miles
4
Goodyear's Clocktower
Grade II listed water and clocktower behind the Aldi supermarket.
Image: © John M
Taken: 11 Nov 2012
0.08 miles
5
Goodyear's clocktower
The Grade 2 listed structure is the only part of the main tyre plant to be retained. The distinctive painted chimney Image] was demolished in 2008.
Image: © John M
Taken: 11 Nov 2012
0.09 miles
6
Storage silos and conveyors at Goodyear's factory
These are a landmark on the local skyline. How long they will remain is uncertain with tyre manufacturing shifting to lower cost factories in Eastern Europe and the Far East. Large parts of the Goodyear site have been sold off for redevelopment. Goodyear was one of the major employers in Wolverhampton for many years.
Image: © John M
Taken: 21 Apr 2007
0.09 miles
7
Going down fast
The end of the Goodyear chimney captured on video.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.09 miles
9
On its way down
The Goodyear chimney captured on video.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.10 miles
10
Goodyear Factory from the A449
This distinctive chimney can be seen from all round the local area. The factory has undergone a lot of change over the last few years.
Image: © Angella Streluk
Taken: 22 Apr 2006
0.10 miles