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This is a shot of the underside of what is known as "The Astle Bridge".Its real name is Primrose Bridge it takes Cradley Road over the Dudley No2 canal at Netherton ,part of the borough of Dudley in the Westmidlands,England.it became know as the Astle Bridge after Jeff Astle scored the winning goal in the 1968 FA cup finale someone painted "Astle is king"on the bridge the council removed it but it soon reappeared and the legend was born .A campaign to have the bridge renamed as The Astle Bridge was launched but this plaque under the in memory of Jeff,s goal is as for as it got

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Uploaded on August 21, 2015
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