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Drive to Meriden Hall developments
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2481
Meriden Hall itself is a large three-storeyed stone house of the early 18th... (more)
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New recreation ground, Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
This amazing, brand-new facility was being well-used during the summer holidays.... (more)
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Walking to a target, Meriden Archery Club
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
The club was founded in 1935. Its Forest Grounds shooting ground is northwest of... (more)
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Entrance to Meriden Archery Club
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
The club was founded in 1935. Its Forest Grounds shooting ground is northwest of... (more)
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After the Cyclists' Service at Meriden Memorial about 1937
by Alfred Thomson
for square SP2382
A photo taken by my father Alfred Thomson. The year is approximate, the... (more)
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Maxstoke Lane off Fillongley Road, Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
Meriden stands at a busy crossroads and is close to the A45 Coventry-Birmingham... (more)
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Field with a view of Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2580
The ground gradually rises towards old Meriden, bringing the realisation that it... (more)
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Drive to Meriden Hall off Main Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
The drive, curved to prevent a direct view, passes through a dense belt of... (more)
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Road junction west of Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
Left of centre the realigned Maxstoke Lane to and from the A45 joins Birmingham... (more)
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Memorial to cyclists who fell in the Great War, The Green, Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
The Army Cycle Corps employed cyclists as scouts and messengers – secret, vital... (more)
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World War II plaque, Cyclists' War Memorial
by Robin Stott
for square SP2382
The obelisk originally commemorated the cyclists who served in the First World... (more)
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Business premises next to the Bull's Head
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
On the corner of Main Road and Glovers Close. The shadows are cast by the dense... (more)
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Meriden war memorial
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2481
In the form known as a Calvary, on the corner of Main Road and Berkswell Road.
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Meriden telephone exchange, Main Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
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The centre of England?
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
Meriden has long claimed to be the centre of England. Other candidates are... (more)
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Paddock by Maxstoke Lane north out of Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
Why do so many people keep horses? Is it a business – low grade livery stables –... (more)
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Maxstoke Lane becomes a footpath, going north out of Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
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The Firs, off Maxstoke Lane. Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
The Firs consists of 35 flats for rent by older people and is managed by a... (more)
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Maxstoke Close off Maxstoke Lane, Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
A pleasant mix of old and new though small plots and many cars mean a clogged... (more)
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Memorial seat and plaque to W.M.Robinson, The Green, Meriden
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
The seat is at the west end of The Green with its back to Fillongley Road. The... (more)
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Meriden Methodist Church, Main Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
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Big pond in a small park
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2481
Houses on Main Road in the background. Was this once the eastern end of the much... (more)
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Private lake near Meriden Hall
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2481
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Cyclists' war memorial on the Green
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
It originally commemorated the cyclists who served in the First World War as... (more)
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Gates and former workshop, Forest Hall
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
Forest Hall is the meeting room and shooting ground of the Woodmen of Arden, an... (more)
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Beans uncut
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2580
A field of beans so far unharvested. On the skyline, left, is the corner of Crow... (more)
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Houses in Glovers Close
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
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Fields north of Old Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
Two public footpaths cross this field from a point to the left, out of shot.
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Porsche dealer and petrol station
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
The Porsche model in the foreground is marked 911 and 2.7.
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Strawberry Bank, hotel and restaurant, Main Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
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Recent housing, Strawberry Fields
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
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Connected bus shelter, Main Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2482
Times that the next three buses are due to arrive are updated on a display in... (more)
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Milestone in a front garden, Main Road
by Robin Stott
for square SP2481
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Open frontages to bungalows, Main Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2481
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Solar panels on a barn roof, Berry Fields Farm
by Robin Stott
for square SP2481
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Copse on a low hillside
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2481
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Inscription on the Cyclists' war memorial
by Robin Stott
for square SP2382
"To the lasting memory of those cyclists who died in the Great War... (more)
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Ye Olde Pound House, Birmingham Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
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Caravan storage, Birmingham Road
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
It includes the odd boat. In France they call this 'un garage mort'.
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Digging a sandpit
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
The scale of this quarry is staggering. What use will be made of it in future?
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Flooded sand and gravel quarry
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2382
This vast pit appears more extensively worked than is shown on current aerial... (more)
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