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A morning walk around Earlswood Lakes in Solihull.
Earlswood Lakes is the modern name for three man-made reservoirs which were built in the 1820s at Earlswood in Warwickshire, England, to supply water to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. They still supply the canal, and also provide leisure facilities, including sailing, fishing and walking. The northern banks of the lakes form the county boundary with the West Midlands.
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal runs from Kings Norton Junction, where it joins the Worcester and Birmingham Canal to Stratford-upon-Avon, where it joins the River Avon, with a junction about halfway along at Kingswood, where it joins the Grand Union Canal. The initial 9.75 miles (15.6 km) to Hockley Heath is level, but after that, the canal drops through 55 locks on its way to Stratford-upon-Avon. In order to supply water to the system, the Earlswood Lakes were constructed in the 1820s. Construction took nearly 5 years to complete, and the labour force included prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars. Some people say that lying at the bottom of all the lakes are the dead bodies of people who died while being forced to make the pools and they had no place to be buried so they were left there, either in groups or alone. Also the cost of construction was £297,000.
Being so near to Birmingham, the lakes proved attractive to visitors from the city from the early 1900s, and their popularity has been maintained, with recent improvements to the facilities which they provide. The Lakes railway station was built to bring tourists to the area and is on the Birmingham to Stratford line.
The three reservoirs are called Engine Pool, Windmill Pool and Terry's Pool, and a Grade II listed engine house is located beside the Engine Pool. The lakes cover 25 acres (10 ha), 25 acres (10 ha) and 20 acres (8.1 ha) respectively. The lakes are fed by tributaries of the River Blythe, and in turn outfall into that river also.
The Earlswood Engine House. It is near the Engine Pool.
Grade II Listed Building.
Engine House (Pumping Station), Earlswood Lakes
Listing Text
HOCKLEY HEATH VALLEY ROAD
1.
5108
Engine House (Pumping
Station), Earlswood Lakes
SP 17 SW 4/344
II
2.
C19. Redbrick, low pitched Welsh slated roof with brick cornice, end gables. 3
storeys, 2 closed windows with glazing bars wunder cambered relieving arches. Tall
and narrow with low single storey addition to south west side.
Included largely for historical interest for its connection with the Stratford upon
Avon Canal.
Listing NGR: SP1129874384
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
Built in 1821 to house a steam engine which pumped water from Earlswood Lakes to the nearby Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
sign - Make life better by water - from the Canal & River Trust.
The church dates from the eleventh century onwards, although the majority of the church is of redbrick from the 18th century when the stone church was clad in brick, and refenestrated in 1758. The brickwork has decorative features. The roof is of lead and slate.
There is a two stage western tower of redbrick, but at the base there are possible remains of Saxon work inside. The top of the tower has battlemented parapets. The inside of the tower has massive wooden trusses.
The nave has north and south aisles, with three bay arcades dating from the thirteenth century. Much of the interior is in the 18th century Gothick style.
The chancel arch has been replaced by an 18th century three bay screen with ogee arches and gilt decoration and finials. There is a Royal Coat of Arms above the screen.
The north aisle contains three old bells which are quite large for a small church. They were taken down around 1950 when considered unsafe.
The nave has several hatchments to the Clinton and Lievesey families. There is a vault and memorial slabs to the Clintons in the chancel.
At the south west end of the nave is a large ledger slab to John Eland d.1473, and his two wives.
The chancel is entered by three steps up from the nave, and is typically Georgian. The altar is another three steps higher and there is no east window.
The church was restored in 1891-2 by W. Scorer.
In the north aisle there is a small organ by Clark & Sons of Kirton Lindsey.
Manufactured in Wylam, Northumberland on the River Tyne about 9 miles west of Newcastle. Spotted in a wall in Billingham, Teeside
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In 1882 the new Parish of St. John The Divine, Gainsborough was formed from the Southern half of the Parish of Holy Trinity. The church, which has been disused for about five years now, is an austere, large redbrick building, apparantly designed to have a tower that was never built. It had attached to it a school that closed during the mid 1970s and a clergy house "Vigilans" to house a company of celibate priests. The interior of the Church was long, spacious with tall arcades, and featured a statue of St. John originally made for an exhibition in Chicago.
The building is Grade C listed (equivalent to Grade II)
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Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian has an array of large and small towers. They add to the High Victorian Gothic romanticism of the structure.
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Red Brick Bar & Grill
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153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
A very grand Municipal building for the tiny town of Independence, Wisconsin. The place also housed the police and fire departments.
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153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
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Red Brick Bar & Grill
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153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
The shop on which this clock tower stands was built in Greenfield Village in 1931. Henry Ford acquired the clock tower from a five-story building in London, England. Sir John Bennett was a clock, watch and jewelry maker. The figures poised to strike the bells represent Gog and Magog, the legendary protectors of Britain.
Red Brick Bar & Grill
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153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)
Red Brick Bar & Grill
www.redbrickbarandgrillturlock.net
153 S Broadway, Turlock, CA 95380
Photos taken by Mary Patton - CBA Photography (C)