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M42 crosses the Coventry Canal near Polesworth
by Robin Stott
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Polesworth's northern suburb forms the background to this view from the... (more)
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East on Coventry Canal by Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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On the right is the southern slope of the colliery waste mound, colonised by... (more)
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Tea Room and Visitor Centre, Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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Pooley Country Park is on the site of the Pooley Hall Colliery north of... (more)
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Up close to The Golden Tower of Leaves, Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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The tower was installed in 2011. It is a stack of aluminium strips formed in the... (more)
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The Golden Tower of Leaves, Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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This glittering, eyecatching sculpture was installed in 2011 atop the mound of... (more)
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Thinking of photographing autumn colour? Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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As the spiral path ascends the wooded mound of colliery waste great views open... (more)
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Descending the mound, Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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This path spirals round the mound, making for an easier ascent and a safer... (more)
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M42 bridges the Coventry Canal and Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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A path under the motorway and a footbridge over the canal lead to the main area... (more)
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Side channel, Coventry Canal by Pooley Country Park
by Robin Stott
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When the colliery was active this must have been the wharf where coal was loaded... (more)
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The Round Berry
by Robin Stott
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The Round Berry is either a low hill or the copse on it, west of Warton and... (more)
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The M42 crosses the River Anker north of Polesworth
by Robin Stott
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The view is from the summit of the mound of colliery waste in Pooley Country... (more)
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West Coast main line bridges the River Anker north of Polesworth
by Robin Stott
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The view is from Pooley Country Park, across moorings on the Coventry Canal,... (more)
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Linden Lane
by Oliver Mills
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A road located East of Polesworth, that goes under the M42 motorway. Ahead is... (more)
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Hoo Hill beyond Polesworth
by Robin Stott
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Beyond Polesworth's northern estates Hoo Hill, right of centre, a low... (more)
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Poppies in a field near Polesworth
by Oliver Mills
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Taken near Linden Lane: the same lane that features one of my favourite views in... (more)
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The tree near Bramcote Hall Farm
by Oliver Mills
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A very pretty tree, taken from Linden Lane, near Polesorth. For another view,... (more)
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Inscription 3, Great War Memorial, Pooley Hall Colliery near Polesworth
by Jean Nicholson
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This is the inscription on the north side of the memorial:
WHO STANDS IF... (more)
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Inscription 2, Great War Memorial, Pooley Hall Colliery near Polesworth
by Peter Warrilow
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The south side of the memorial carries the names of the sixteen who fell. The... (more)
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Inscription 1, Great War Memorial, Pooley Hall Colliery near Polesworth
by Peter Warrilow
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Great War Memorial, Pooley Hall Colliery near Polesworth
by Peter Warrilow
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The M42 motorway over a flooded lake
by Oliver Mills
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That day, the lake had burst its banks and flooded a large section of Linden... (more)
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Southern extent of Hoo Hill
by Robin Stott
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The West Coast main line southeast of Sandyways
by Robin Stott
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A Virgin Pendolino service speeds southeast in the direction of Atherstone.... (more)
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West Coast main line through Sandyways cutting
by Robin Stott
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Sand and gravel were quarried in the area in the nineteenth century if not... (more)
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Farm track from Sandyways to Birches Barn
by Robin Stott
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The hedge across the middle of the photo marks the line of the Coventry Canal,... (more)
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Hoo Hill sliced through by the West Coast main line
by Robin Stott
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Hoo has the same meaning as hoe, howe and heugh: a spur of land, "a height... (more)
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Network Rail access at Sandyways
by Robin Stott
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The B5000 Grendon Road crosses the West Coast main line here. The access is to... (more)
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Field above Sandyways cutting, Hoo Hill
by Robin Stott
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Hoo has the same meaning as hoe, howe and heugh: a spur of land, "a height... (more)
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Obelisk and sheep on Hoo Hill, dusk
by Robin Stott
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This view of the obelisk is from beside the scary B5000 Grendon Road. It was... (more)
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The Trent Valley line east of Hoo Hill
by Robin Stott
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The Sandyways cutting slices into the steep northeast flank of the hill, a low... (more)
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