IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Walcot Gardens, BILSTON, WV14 0UL
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Walcot Gardens, WV14 0UL 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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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (132 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Rushbury Close View
The view of the open space in Millfields, Bilston. The land was the former Bilston Steel Works of Stewarts & Lloyds which was demolished in 1980 and the site was redeveloped for housing.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Dec 2013
0.03 miles
2
End of Lizzy
The view of Bilston Blast Furnace known as Elizabeth ("Big Lizzy") which had been shut down in April 1978 at Stewarts & Lloyds Steel Works. The picture shows the start of the fall on demolition in October 1980.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 5 Oct 1980
0.05 miles
3
Weston Drive
The view from Harley Drive in Millfields, Bilston. The land was the former Bilston Steel Works of Stewarts & Lloyds which was demolished in 1980 and the site was redeveloped for housing.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Dec 2013
0.05 miles
4
Rushbury Close
The view from Weston Drive in Millfields, Bilston. The land was the former Bilston Steel Works of Stewarts & Lloyds which was demolished in 1980 and the site was redeveloped for housing.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Dec 2013
0.06 miles
5
Harley Drive
The view from Weston Drive in Millfields, Bilston. The land was the former Bilston Steel Works of Stewarts & Lloyds which was demolished in 1980 and the site was redeveloped for housing.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Dec 2013
0.06 miles
6
Bilston Blast Furnace 1978
This furnace was known as Elizabeth ("Big Lizzy") and had just been shut down when this photo was taken in April 1978. It closed permanently a year later.
There is a history of the steel works on the 'History of Wolverhampton' website http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/work/industry/steel .
Image: © Guy Butler-Madden
Taken: Unknown
0.06 miles
7
Acton Grove
The view of the close from Harley Drive in Millfields, Bilston. The land was the former Bilston Steel Works of Stewarts & Lloyds which was demolished in 1980 and the site was redeveloped for housing.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Dec 2013
0.07 miles
8
Lydham Close
The view from Harley Drive in Millfields, Bilston. The land was the former Bilston Steel Works of Stewarts & Lloyds which was demolished in 1980 and the site was redeveloped for housing.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 15 Apr 2014
0.07 miles
9
Hodnet Close
The view from Weston Drive in Millfields, Bilston. The land was the former Bilston Steel Works of Stewarts & Lloyds which was demolished in 1980 and the site was redeveloped for housing.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 7 May 2014
0.08 miles
10
The long since demolished Blast Furnace at Bilston Steelworks
This photo was taken about a year before the steelworks were closed down and demolished during the 1970's.
Image: © Row17
Taken: 11 Jul 1974
0.08 miles