The good ship West Midlands Exploration appears to have dropped anchor of late, with not a huge amount of movement to report out on the high seas of the WME photostream. The coastguard has been on standby but there have been just enough updates recently to stave off any need for an SOS call...
Casting a glance over the latest additions to the passenger lists, there are some notable new arrivals now present and correct. From Birmingham we have Selly Oak Station (a view along platform 2), Small Heath Park and a remnant of the former Uplands pub on Oxhill Road. Dudley meanwhile contributes the Saltwells Nature Reserve plus a trio of pubs - the Stump (Mount Pleasant) at Sedgley, the Barley Mow at Wollaston and the Ten Arches near Stourbridge.
Elsewhere on deck are representatives from Sandwell where Stone Cross Library and the Manor House have put in appearances alongside the Cock Inn at Rowley and a further snippet from Tame Bridge Parkway. The Beehive at Shifnal has checked into the Shropshire cabin while the Staffordshire contingent has been swelled by the inclusion of Trysull (a village sign), Uttoxeter (the Black Swan pub), Swindon (the Greyhound) and Bridge 38 of the Shropshire Union Canal at Norbury Junction.
Down in the hold we find a Shelfield offering from Walsall (a country lane scene from Green Lane) whilst Worcestershire is manning the lifeboats courtesy of two views of the Rising Sun all the way from Stourport. We even have word that there might be some castaways from Wolverhampton aboard, although the Spread Eagle at Woodcross has already been accounted for so perhaps the Mill House at Underhill is the miscreant item?
That completes the roll call of crew and passengers as we head into September, and hopes are high that the tides will soon turn so that the anchor can be raised and the good ship WME will not be running aground this autumn. The next captain's log will soon reveal whether we will be marooned once more or riding the crest of a wave...
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