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Middle Ride by Willenhall Wood, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
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There is a large play area behind the camera. Willenhall Wood is owned by... (more)
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River Sowe upstream from the Southport Close footbridge, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Hidden by trees is Willenhall Bridge, that carries the B4110 London Road from... (more)
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North on Chace Avenue, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Extensive hostel accommodation in Willenhall was first laid out in 1941 for war... (more)
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Primary Care Centre and Dental Surgery, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
Signs say 'Coventry NHS / Willenhall Primary Care Centre' and... (more)
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Demolition of the Chace Centre, Chace Avenue, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Extensive hostel accommodation in Willenhall was first laid out in 1941 for war... (more)
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Northeast on Stretton Avenue, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
There's a great deal of local authority housing in Willenhall, much of it... (more)
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Open space off Middle Ride, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3776
A view into the Middle Ride estate framed by terraces of houses in Marlcroft,... (more)
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Middle Ride and power lines, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3776
Middle Ride – recalling a past landscape perhaps:... (more)
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East on Dunsmore Avenue, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
These houses were built on the site of the Chace hostels.
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Stretton Avenue, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
On the left are houses that were built on the hostels site.
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Willenhall Bridge and pipes cross the River Sowe, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Willenhall Bridge, widened in 1930, carries the London Road over the river.
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First glimpse of Calcott House, Chace Centre, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
The building was a shock – and the gap in the fence an invitation…
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The Alan Higgs Centre and the railway viewed from Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3677
The trees across the middle of the photo are along the River Sowe. This stretch... (more)
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Entrance to the former Chase Centre, Chace Avenue, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
Extensive hostel accommodation in Willenhall was first laid out in 1941 for war... (more)
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A glimpse of the former Chace Guildhouse from Chace Avenue, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
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Extensive hostel accommodation in Willenhall was first laid out in 1941 for war... (more)
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North end of derelict Calcott House, former Chace Centre, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
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Calcott House was one of four similar blocks in the Chace Centre, latterly... (more)
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Derelict Calcott House, former Chace Centre, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Calcott House was one of four similar blocks in the Chace Centre, latterly... (more)
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Derelict Calcott House, Chace Avenue, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Calcott House was one of four similar blocks in the Chace Centre, latterly... (more)
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North on Chace Avenue near St Anne's School, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
The houses on the right are part of the residential development on the site of... (more)
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Railway bridge over a footpath, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3677
A baby compared to the massive viaducts over the rivers Sowe and Sherbourne... (more)
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YMCA Willenhall, Stretton Avenue, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
The sign also says 'Part of YMCA Coventry and Warwickshire'... (more)
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Footbridge over the Sowe from Whitley Grove to Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
The wooded hillside of Whitley Grove falls to the river; on the Willenhall side... (more)
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Whitley Grove across the floodplain of the River Sowe, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Whitley Grove falls steeply to the river. The Willenhall floodplain is left to nature.
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Floodplain of the River Sowe southwest of Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Tall grasses and herbs, some moisture-loving, are left to themselves. There are... (more)
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Footpath to Southport Close, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
The Sowe Valley Footpath has crossed the river. London Road B4110 is behind the... (more)
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Southeast on London Road, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
The busy London Road, B4110, cuts Willenhall in half.
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North on the Sowe Valley path past the Chace Centre site, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
The Chace Centre was being demolished. The River Sowe is down a steep bank on... (more)
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The Sowe Valley path skirts the site of the Chace Centre, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
The Centre was in course of demolition. To the right, the ground falls to the River Sowe.
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Neighbourhood centre, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
Exploring the Sowe valley is hungry work. Having asked directions to the shops... (more)
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Detail of the south end of derelict Calcott House, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
for square SP3576
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South end of derelict Calcott House, Chace Centre, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
for square SP3576
The thoughts bubble up at the detailing of this building.
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Whitefriars Housing office for Willenhall tenants, St James' Lane, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
There is a small depot behind for the Homeworks housing repairs team. The... (more)
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Open land at the corner of Stretton Avenue and Dunsmore Avenue, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
Dunsmore Avenue runs across the picture, climbing left to right. The dense... (more)
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East end of Yarningale Road seen from Middle Ride, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
The low sun catches the leaves on a few shoots trailing from a much-pruned weeping willow.
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Open space with Pylon by Middle Ride, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3776
There are open spaces of one sort or another below the power lines, a wayleave for access.
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St James' Lane Mini Market, Hello! Chicken and Happy Cod, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3776
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Sebastian Close, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
A later walk made it clear that this is made-up, level ground. Hard-to-find... (more)
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Sunnybank Avenue in the sun, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Semi-detached houses, possibly flats, seen from the Southport Close turning.... (more)
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Satellite dishes, Southport Close, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
for square SP3576
This suggests eight, perhaps nine flats in the block, T-shaped in plan.
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Southport Close, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
A cul-de-sac off Sunnybank Avenue with, behind the camera, a footbridge link... (more)
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Footpath to London Road from Southport Close, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
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Footpath to Southport Close, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
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River Sowe and its floodplain between Willenhall and Whitley, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3576
Flats by the London Road just show beyond the trees, left.
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Willenhall Police Station, Chace Avenue, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
A large new-looking outpost of West Midlands Police. Further along Chace Avenue... (more)
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Blackthorn thicket adjoining open space, Willenhall Brookstray, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3677
The words Rock Spinney appear on the map here. The blackthorn guards the River... (more)
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Bell tower, Church of St John the Divine, Robin Hood Road, Willenhall, Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
The church was built in 1957 and is one of three neighbourhood churches in... (more)
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Church of St John the Divine, Robin Hood Road, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
Built in 1957 and designed by Basil Spence along with two other neighbourhood... (more)
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The Church of St John the Divine, Robin Hood Road, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
The rear of the church, showing the relationship to the free-standing belltower.... (more)
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Church of St John the Divine, Robin Hood Road, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP3676
The front of the church, built in 1957 and designed by Basil Spence, is seen... (more)
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Leaning tree stem sheathed in ivy and sawn through, Willenhall, southeast Coventry
by Robin Stott
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