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Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking north towards Blake Street station and Lichfield, from the Butlers Lane road bridge. See also [[1956121]]
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.5km<br/>View northward, towards Lichfield; ex-London & North Western, Birmingham (New St.) - Sutton Coldfield - Lichfield line, now the northern section of the Cross-City Line, electrified in 1992. This station was opened as a Halt on 30/9/57, closed for rebuilding on 21/10/91, and reopened as a modern station on 23/3/92.
©Ben Brooksbank
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking north towards Blake Street station and Lichfield, from the Butlers Lane road bridge. Notice how the Sutton Coldfield TV mast has managed to find its way into the right hand side of this picture.
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking north-west across the valley from Butlers Lane. The steps in the foreground lead to Butlers Lane railway station.
©Catherine Davis
Dist:0.5km<br/>Pre-electrification, the almost 'shanty' town platform of the station that had fewer trains stop there, compared to today. Notice the construction of the platform itself does not resemble today's - see [[[830826]]]
©Michael Westley
Dist:0.6km<br/>This is a close-up of the crest on picture [[830723]].
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.6km<br/>Located about 200m north of the Butlers Lane crossroads is this very old and rusty marker post. Very close examination shows the royal crest of a King George but sadly it is not possible to read which one.
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.7km<br/>A small parade of shops serving the local community. Just visible at the far end is a filling station. Behind the shops is the Four Oaks Saints Cricket Club and beyond that the Hill Hook Local Nature Reserve.
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.7km<br/>Situated opposite Hillside Road, this path leads to a residential cul-de-sac. Must walk up it one day.
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.7km<br/>Looking towards Mere Green & Sutton Coldfield. The closer building is the Parish Hall with the rather plain looking church beyond.
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.7km<br/>Just beyond the Church and Parish Hall is the BMW dealership and emerging above the trees is the Sutton Coldfield TV mast. A feature that because of its 300 metre height dominates many views in the area.
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.7km<br/>Looking south towards Four Oaks station, Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham, from the Butlers Lane road bridge.
©Graham Taylor
Dist:0.7km<br/>Must walk up this path one day to find out what's at the other end.
©Graham Taylor
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©Row17
Dist:0.8km<br/>This road is also known as the Hill By-pass. Until the Sutton Coldfield By-pass was opened in the 1980s it was the main A38 from the south west of England through Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield, then on to Lichfield, Burton-on-Trent, Derby and the north east. The photograph is looking towards Lichfield. Just beyond the showroom Hill Hook Road comes in from the left and Hill Village Road comes in from the right.
©Graham Taylor

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