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The Fiery Holes (1), Great Bridge Road, Bilston near Walsall
Named after the industrial furnaces etc that used to be around here. It used to be a Banks's pub but no longer is. It does Indian food.
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Mar 2014
0.05 miles
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The Fiery Holes (2), Great Bridge Road, Bilston near Walsall
Large former Banks's public house on Great Bridge Road. See also:-
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Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Mar 2014
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Bull Lane, Bilston near Walsall
Viewed from its junction with Great Bridge Road. Bull Lane starts off as a residential street plus a school but later passes through an industrial area. It also crosses the Walsall Canal.
Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Mar 2014
0.07 miles
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The Fiery Holes
This evocative name aptly reflects the history of furnaces and forges in this part of the Black Country.
Image: © John M
Taken: 7 Oct 2006
0.08 miles
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Great Bridge Road (A4098), Bilston near Walsall
This is one of the main roads in the area.
Image: © P L Chadwick
Taken: 16 Mar 2014
0.13 miles
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Great Bridge Playing Fields View
The view of Great Bridge Road Playing Fields in Bilston near the Midland Metro Bradley Lane Tram Stop.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 30 Aug 2022
0.15 miles
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Great Bridge Playing Field View
The view of the fields off the Great Bridge Road (A4098) in Bilston. The area is now part of Walsall.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 25 May 2014
0.15 miles
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Start of the Black Country
The view of the stone off the Great Bridge Road (A4098) in Bradley, Bilston.
Near this spot John Wilkinson (1728-1808) erected his first Black Country Blast Furnace. 1767
It marked the beginning of the Iron Age in the Black Country and was truly the mother furnace of the district. Walsall M B 1987
J Wilkinson died in Bradley 14 July 1808.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 25 May 2014
0.18 miles
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Great Bridge Playing Field
The view of the fields off the Great Bridge Road (A4098) in Bilston. The area is now part of Walsall. The Midland Metro runs along the edge of the field.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 25 May 2014
0.19 miles
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Sunday Football
The view of Great Bridge Road Playing Fields in Bilston near the Midland Metro Bradley Lane Tram Stop.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 19 Oct 2014
0.19 miles