I don't know, GE shows reasonable flatness in that immediate area and the terrain seems to rise a bit around the bend in the left of the photo. In the distance you can see what are possibly the row houses on Church Ln. with housing development in progress towards the camera where the farm was. Could that have been a graveyard on the left with the railings around. Houses there now. Darned interesting photo that and mucho kudos for getting the location and map ref. The current photo seems to show a slight rise which may result from the camera pointing down.
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Where is This #209?
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it loking acros the open fields of the what is now known as the kigfisher wild trust and think you are o about the plough and harrow pub o the coventry rd
and you can se bob wilsons grounds where they park up for the winterwhich is shipman rd and there used to an arm and navvy store
come down from the back of the hospita staight the island and the rd bends you can se st berdnetts catholic school and from there yardley fields rd and across you can walk to coventry rd and when you are walking you wll se the bob wilson fair ground whom actualy ows he land ad he built a big whopping house in dallus sytle in white in remembeence of both is parents and t the end of thefield is the old plough and harow pub astonian;;;
and you can se bob wilsons grounds where they park up for the winterwhich is shipman rd and there used to an arm and navvy store
come down from the back of the hospita staight the island and the rd bends you can se st berdnetts catholic school and from there yardley fields rd and across you can walk to coventry rd and when you are walking you wll se the bob wilson fair ground whom actualy ows he land ad he built a big whopping house in dallus sytle in white in remembeence of both is parents and t the end of thefield is the old plough and harow pub astonian;;;
Just looking at GE and I think that the houses on Wyndhurst road would not be far enough in the distance from there and the ones that would be in the view, it seems to me are semi's. Whereas the houses in the 38 photo are longer tenements containing more dwellings.
Perhaps the fence on the left of the 38 photo may have served as a rail line safety fence. There is still a fence in the former suggested location today moved further back to allow a few houses to be built in front.
Perhaps the fence on the left of the 38 photo may have served as a rail line safety fence. There is still a fence in the former suggested location today moved further back to allow a few houses to be built in front.
