The end of August means that the six week holidays are almost over and thoughts will start turning to the new school year. As such, the West Midlands Exploration photostream has been getting itself ready for some educational endeavours...
Busy buying uniform is WME Wolverhampton, replenishing its wardrobe with a variety of new additions. These include street signs (Waterloo Road and a few from Whitmore Reans) and wolf sculptures (such as 'Old Gold' in the Wolves Museum), whereas Wolverhampton Art Gallery supplies some childhood nostalgia thanks to The Clangers and Button Moon. No blazers and ties here although Villiers Off Licence and Tettenhall Wood terminus help ensure things are still fully clothed.
Making sure its satchel is well stocked we have WME Staffordshire which has targeted Trysull and Trescott. The former contributes Union Lane scenery and a village mural while the latter hands in a warning sign for Trescott Ford, despite which some motorists still come a cropper in the Smestow Brook. Meanwhile in Stafford, WG Grace's statue at Victoria Park has quite a stern expression not dissimilar to the kind of look you might get from a disapproving teacher!
Besides pencil cases and packed lunches, WME Sandwell has dabbled with pub pictures. The Ivy House at West Smethwick enrols for another appearance and is joined on the register by the Kings Arms near Tipton and the former Cross Keys at West Bromwich (now a Ladbrokes betting shop). No sign of any gold stars mind but you can't have everything.
All of my other galleries have seemed reluctant to return to class so there may be a risk of detention come September. WME Walsall pipes up with the LB Parkes factory on Station Street (a proper industrial relic) which WME Birmingham counters with the ruins of Weoley Castle. Last but not least, WME Shropshire may have forgotten its PE kit so a Yardington Whitchurch street sign is offered by way of apology. My homework as ever will be to keep the photos ticking along, and for now it's a case of class dismissed.
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