After scanning the maps ( LINK ) I planned a route from work out to Moseley to meet my other half from work. I printed out the map and stepped out into the rain. I had chosen a fairly uninspiring route along the A4540 which after every roundabout appears to change it’s name from Watery…
I had about an hour after work to get myself to Moseley to meet my other half after she’d finished her daily graft. My route would take me, firstly, to Bordesley, to fill in a few gaps then across the Coventry Road and through Small Heath before a walk up Ladypool Road. The first part…
Another walk home from work (Digbeth) starting on Garrison Street, passing the Birmingham City Mission building on Langdon Street with it’s really useful four-sided clock tower, each of which displays a different, wrong, time ! Taking a side street off Landor Street (Clarel Avenue) brought me to this huge pile of junk ! Proceeding along…
As I may have mentioned in an earlier blog, I started a new job on Monday and having tools and other stuff to take into work and get sorted, I have had to use the car. Today was the first day that I was able to go car-less and enjoy a walk home. I cadged…
Needed to get for some fresh air so took a short drive to nearby Shard End for a chance to walk a few more Brummie streets. I chose a distinctive piece from the map… I parked at the recently redeveloped Shard End shops and started my walk. Lots of houses built from the 1940’s up…