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Dist:0.3km<br/>Two sets of goalposts at opposite ends of two football pitches.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>A very rare sight these days - a Bowling green behind a pub.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Photograph looking south along Barker Street showing typical Black Country Victorian housing.
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Dist:0.8km<br/>Original station buildings from train waiting to go south to Stourbridge Junction. Signalbox under footbridge is close to end of platform. Beyond the signalbox was once a short branch line under Western Road to Oldbury town.
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Dist:0.8km<br/>The Queen's Head at the junction with Londonderry lane off to the right.
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Dist:0.8km<br/>A property in West End Avenue Smethwick..
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Dist:0.9km<br/>First view from the other end. Not much traffic on the 2nd of January.
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Dist:0.9km<br/>I believe these are closed and facing an uncertain future.
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Dist:0.9km<br/>These maltings were formerly owned by the Wolverhampton and Dudley Brewery. The canal is a relative backwater which is probably only visited by hardened canal enthusiasts.
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Dist:0.9km<br/>From the canal side.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.9km<br/>Local landmark, clearly visible from the trains near Langley Green station
©Tim Lloydlangston
Dist:1.0km<br/>The maltings were built in the 1870-1890s for the nearby Showell's Crosswell Brewery. They were taken over by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries in 1944 and continued in use until 2007. The site was bought in 2008 by D & S Enterprises for £1M and may be converted to flats and offices. The malting operated on the floor malting process with a staff of eleven maltsters and two foremen working seven days a week. A 12" layer of barley was allowed to germinate for a period of around one week and was turned with rakes to dissipate the heat generated. Once the maltster decided that germination had progressed to the right stage the process was stopped by passing through a kiln. The process required hard manual labour.
©John M

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