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Mixed messages, Gravelly Compound, Aston
by Robin Stott
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Highways England operates a depot beneath a Spaghetti Junction flyover. A... (more)
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Power League entrance, Aston
by Robin Stott
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The sign at the entrance sets out the facilities available at Power League,... (more)
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Lichfield Road businesses, Aston
by Robin Stott
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Nearing the M6 junction 6. Star City is a cinema and entertainment complex.
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South at Aston station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Trains arrive from behind the camera from Walsall and Lichfield. At a junction... (more)
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North at Aston station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Trains arrive from behind the camera from Redditch and Birmingham New Street.... (more)
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Grass by Sutherland Street, Aston
by Robin Stott
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No-mow May has allowed a drift of silky, feathery Wall Barley (Hordeum murinum)... (more)
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Fuel stop, Lichfield Road, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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The petrol station and shop were busy. The truncated blue-brick chimney bears... (more)
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5-a-side courts, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Carefully taken to avoid any sensitive subject matter, such as guys playing... (more)
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Lakeside path, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Between the former reservoir and the 5-a-side pitches at the north end of the... (more)
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Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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The park is the setting for the former Aston Reservoir, rather upstaged by... (more)
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Pitches, Soccer Centre, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Maps show 13 pitches, 12 five-a-side plus one double-size pitch. Superstitious... (more)
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Pillar by Lichfield Road, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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This and a matching pillar across the road mark the southwest end of the... (more)
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To A38(M), Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Seen from Salford Park, the flyover nearest the camera takes traffic, right to... (more)
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Over and above M6, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Seen from Salford Park, the flyover nearest the camera takes traffic, right to... (more)
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M6, Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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A Tesco-branded lorry locates the M6 motorway itself on its course through... (more)
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May Bank Holiday, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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No traffic noise from Spaghetti Junction, just the cries of seagulls on the... (more)
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High roads, Gravelly Hill Interchange, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Seen from Salford Park, the road nearest the camera takes traffic (right to... (more)
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By the reservoir, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Paths make a circuit of the park and the reservoir against the backdrop of... (more)
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Aston Reservoir, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Originally fed by the River Tame to supply drinking water, the reservoir forms... (more)
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Looking east, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Towards the end of NoMow May grasses and wildflowers form a natural setting for... (more)
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Restrictions under Spaghetti Junction
by Robin Stott
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There are service roads for maintenance and emergency access under the... (more)
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Road under road, Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Overhead is a high level road that merges traffic from both lanes of the M6 to... (more)
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Chicane back to Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Service road, Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0890
Above right is a slip road from the A38(M) Aston Expressway to the northbound... (more)
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Chicane, footpath under A38(M), Aston
by Robin Stott
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Having crossed the River Tame, the path out of Salford Park is lost among the... (more)
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River Tame by Spaghetti Junction
by Robin Stott
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It is flowing towards the camera, canalized but clean. In the distance it is... (more)
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Road, rail and river, Aston
by Robin Stott
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Birmingham's Cross-City line breezes through the forest of concrete pillars... (more)
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Trees and grass, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Big old poplars and whitebeams stand over thin grass on gravelly soil. Drifts of... (more)
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Aspen trembling, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Aspen – Populus tremula – is a member of the Poplar family, often seen as here,... (more)
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Aston reservoir and Spaghetti Junction
by Robin Stott
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A pair of swans is nesting at this southwestern corner of the lake (accompanied... (more)
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West end of Salford Park
by Robin Stott
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A pair of swans is hoping to raise a family at this western end of Aston... (more)
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Daisies, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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A straight path invites a stroll by the western half of the Aston Reservoir.... (more)
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Lakeside platform, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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The lake was formerly Aston Reservoir, sourced from the River Tame to provide... (more)
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Danger, water, Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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The Aston Reservoir is the main feature of the park. Walks make a circuit of the... (more)
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To the lake, Salford Park
by Robin Stott
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Paths converge on a lakeside platform at a corner of the Stadium pitches. At... (more)
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One way into Salford Park, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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Salford Park offers walks and parkland around the shores of Aston Reservoir,... (more)
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Power League, Salford Park, Aston
by Robin Stott
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The area occupied by Power League is also known as Salford Stadium. Pictured are... (more)
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Power League entrance, Salford Park, Aston
by Robin Stott
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Power League occupies a large area on the south side of the park. It offers... (more)
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Lichfield Road towards M6, Aston
by Robin Stott
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There is a right turn somewhere for Star City SP0989 : Star City.
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Aston Hall Road joins Lichfield Road, Aston
by Robin Stott
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No Mow May has produced some good results here.
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By VSN Steels Limited, Lichfield Road, Aston
by Robin Stott
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VSN Steels describe themselves as 'Flame cutters' and 'Surface... (more)
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Waterworks Street, Aston
by Robin Stott
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In line with Waterworks Street and Aston Hall Road beyond is the spire of St... (more)
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Urban Express Park, Aston
by Robin Stott
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The park sits in the angle of Lichfield Road, right, and Waterworks Street,... (more)
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Vacant industrial premises, Aston
by Robin Stott
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The south side of Lichfield Road A5127 is lined with lengthy industrial... (more)
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Sutherland Street housing, Aston
by Robin Stott
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On the north side of Lichfield Road there is this small estate of single- and... (more)
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Northeast on Lichfield Road, Aston
by Robin Stott
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Lichfield Road A5127 runs between the Aston Expressway A38 (M) and M6 at... (more)
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Southwest on Lichfield Road, Aston
by Robin Stott
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The view is under the railway bridge at Aston station. The tall building looks... (more)
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View from exit, Aston station
by Robin Stott
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Across Lichfield Road, Holborn Hill crosses the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal... (more)
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South at Aston Station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0889
Aston is on the Cross-City Line between Redditch, Bromsgrove and Lichfield. A... (more)
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Bridge over bridge, Nechells, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
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The A5127 Lichfield Road crosses the River Tame and is itself bridged by the M6... (more)
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