Coventry Road

One of the main arteries into the city.

Old Yardley Grammar School

Located next to the church.

Blakesley Hall

Preserved Tudor Hall.

St Edburgha

Yardley's fine parish church.

Yardley

This week's theme is Yardley in the East of Birmingham.

Black Swan

Pub of Rugby.

Oxford Canal

The Oxford Canal flows through the town.

St Andrews

Rugby parish church.

Rite Price

I suspect this store had a slightly more glamorous past life.

Rugby

This week's theme is the town of Rugby in Warwickshire.

Tavern Inn

The village pub.

Inside church

Another view of All Saints, this time from the inside!

Village hall

Kemble village hall.

All Saints

Kemble parish church.

Kemble

We head into the Cotswolds this week to the Gloucestershire village of Kemble.

Horse

A horse grazes near the canal.

Backwater

Another view of the Wednesbury Oak Loop, a quiet backwater of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.

Coseley railway station

Coseley railway station which opened in 1902.

Wednesbury Oak Loop

Houses next to the Wednesbury Oak Loop canal in Coseley.

Coseley

This week's theme is Coseley in the West Midlands.

Fork in the road

In Rowington.

Farmhouse

A timber framed 16th century farm house in Rowington.

Fields

Farm fields near Rowington.

St Laurence

The parish church of St Laurence in Rowington.

Rowington

This week's theme is Rowington in Warwickshire. This lonely lane leads out of it.

Transport Museum

The transport museum in Wythall has a rather splendid collection of buses.

Shops

A collection of shops in Wythall.

Bus shelter

Next to the church is this rather lovely bus shelter.

Former St Mary

The former church of St Mary, now host to a number of businesses.

Wythall

This week's theme is Wythall on the edge of Worcestershire.

The Globe

Leicester pub.

Richard III

King Richard III's tomb in Leicester cathedral.

 

Leicester cathedral

A fine cathedral for a fine city.

The old streets

Preserved streets near the cathedral. What a difference not having cars and advertising everywhere makes!

Leicester

This week's theme is Leicester.

Lye and Wollescote Cemetery

In Lye.

The Shovel Inn

Another pub in Lye.

Windsor Castle

Pub in Lye.

Lye by-pass

For some reason i find this street name amusing.

Lye

This week's theme is Lye in the West Midlands.

Seer Green and Jordans

The local railway station.

Jolly Cricketers

Pub in Seer Green.

Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity church in Seer Green.

Seer Green residence

A nice house in Seer Green.

Seer Green

This week's theme is Seer Green in Buckinghamshire. No cherry pies though unfortunately.

Waterfront property

A great view!

Stroudwater Navigation

A waterway to nearby Stroud.

Wycliff College Chapel

For the students' prayers.

Ryeford Bridge

A bridge over the Stroudwater Navigation in Stonehouse.

Stonehouse

This week's theme is Stonehouse in Gloucestershire.