1
Beacon Primary School
In the heart of a 1960s council estate.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.09 miles
2
East end of Stretton Road, Allens Rough
Seen from its junction with Heath Road.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 29 May 2021
0.13 miles
3
North end of Heath Road, Allens Rough
Looking towards Sneyd Lane from the junction with Fletcher Road.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 29 May 2021
0.14 miles
4
Grassy footpath off Fletcher Road, Allens Rough
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 29 May 2021
0.16 miles
5
Semi-detached bungalows in Fletcher Road
Early 1960s council estate in New Invention.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.16 miles
6
Colliery railway
In 1906 a railway was constructed between Sneyd Colliery and a new landsale and canal basin at Short Heath on the Wyrley and Essington Canal. This closed in the late 1960s with the demise of Hilton Main colliery and opencast working on the Sneyd Colliery site.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.19 miles
7
The Square, New Invention (2)
The Square is bordered on three sides by shops, with road access on the south side including car parking and this bus stop, from which one can catch buses to Bloxwich and Walsall. On Lichfield Road, opposite the square, buses leave from another bus stop for destinations including Willenhall and Wolverhampton.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 5 Jun 2013
0.22 miles
8
New Invention Methodist Church
Built in 1898 (according to the stone in the gable end), the church sits on the Lichfield Road
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 3 Aug 2011
0.23 miles
9
The Square - a small shopping parade
A collection of shops and small businesses (there's also a Co-op supermarket just off-shot to the left) on the Lichfield Road in New Invention.
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 3 Aug 2011
0.23 miles
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The Square, New Invention (1)
The Square is bordered on three sides by shops, with road access on the south side including car parking and a bus stop.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 5 Jun 2013
0.23 miles