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Former colliery railway - New Invention
The line between Sneyd and the canal wharf at Short Heath closed in the late 1960s.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.07 miles
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Former colliery railway - New Invention
The line between Sneyd and the canal wharf at Short Heath closed in the late 1960s. Typical of the area are unused parcels of land amongst the housing estates.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.11 miles
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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
0.13 miles
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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
0.15 miles
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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
0.16 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
0.16 miles
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Squires Lock, New Invention
The former Squires Lock Works has recently been demolished to make way for flats and houses.
Image: © John M
Taken: 10 Jun 2007
0.18 miles
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Former colliery railway - Short Heath
The line between Sneyd and the canal wharf at Short Heath closed in the late 1960s.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.18 miles
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Lichfield Road (A4124), Willenhall
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 9 Nov 2019
0.19 miles
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Waiting for the bus in New Invention
Behind the bus shelter the line of the old colliery railway between Sneyd and the canal wharf at Short Heath is still walkable. At this point there was an unbarriered level crossing across the Lichfield Road. The line closed in the late 1960s.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.20 miles