IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Shaw Road, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9LB
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Shaw Road, WV10 9LB 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
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (30 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Details
Distance
1
Bushbury Lane, Oxley
Looking towards Bushbury, with the former Goodyear factory entrance on the left, and the north end of Shaw Road on the right.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 20 Oct 2018
0.04 miles
2
Bushbury Lane approaching Bushbury
Rising to cross the Wolverhampton to Stafford railway line on a bridge.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 20 Oct 2018
0.06 miles
3
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
4
Railway north of Bushbury Lane, Bushbury
Looking towards Stafford. Bushbury Junction, where the line from Wolverhampton joins the Grand Junction line that avoids it, is behind the camera, a little way south of Bushbury Lane. Ahead on the left, some of the housing that has recently been built on the former Good Year factory site is visible.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 20 Oct 2018
0.10 miles
5
Last view of Goodyear's chimney
Fifteen minutes later this was reduced to a pile of rubble.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.11 miles
7
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
0.12 miles
8
Going down fast
The end of the Goodyear chimney captured on video.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.13 miles
9
On its way down
The Goodyear chimney captured on video.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.14 miles
10
After the dust had settled
Goodyear's chimney has disappeared from the skyline and the site is clear for development. The spectators who have lived with the sight of the chimney throughout their lives disperse. Goodyears have been manufacturing on this site since the 1920s.
Image: © John M
Taken: 29 Jun 2008
0.14 miles