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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
0.04 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
0.12 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.
Image: © John M
Taken: 18 Apr 2009
0.13 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
0.19 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
0.20 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
0.20 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
0.20 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
0.21 miles
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Coltham Road, Short Heath
Passing the Duke of Cambridge.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 13 Apr 2016
0.22 miles
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Duke of Cambridge (1), 82 Coltham Road, Shortheath, Willenhall
The pub closed in early 2008 following the death of the licensee. It re-opened on the 9th July 2009, having been acquired by the Black Country Ales micro-brewery of Lower Gornal. It has two bars plus a room with a pool table, which is available for functions. A wide range of real ales is carried both from Black Country Ales and many others.
Image
Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 29 Dec 2011
0.22 miles