Whisper it quietly, but I'm approaching my 1,000th posting here on the West Midlands Exploration blog and I'm wondering whether the milestone will be reached with a grand day out report or a more mundane monthly photostream summary. It's the latter type of entry that edges us one post closer so let's see what has landed on Flickr over the course of October 2023...
We don't often start with WME Sandwell (mainly because it's had a very quiet year) but some Ocker Hill and Oldbury occurrences mean it gets first mention this time around. Credenda Road, the Railway Inn and the Weatherite air conditioning works take pride of place alongside Ocker Hill Road while the Village Inn on Wednesbury's Mesty Croft estate brings us a Banks's badge for good measure.
WME Wolverhampton is never backward in coming forward, and if it were hosting a Sesame Street episode the letters of the month would have been M and N. M in this instance stands for Merry Hill (Orchard Crescent, the Overdrive Garage, S.C. Edwards's Butchers) and the Mermaid canal moorings base in Wightwick, whereas N is represented by Newbridge (railway bridge street art) and Northwood Park (the local school acting as a polling station).
N for Newtown is the main focus over on WME Staffordshire, where the likes of Hobble End Lane and the Masons pub now furnish my album covering the small A34 hamlet just north of Bloxwich. There is a Moatbrook Lane moment from Codsall too, and then we come to WME Telford which trades Newtown for Newport. Moorfield Lane hedgerow blossoms and Keller Drive offerings are the new arrivals here.
Among October's also-rans are WME Walsall, with a trio of Moxley morsels covering curry pubs and pukka pies; WME Birmingham, with the One Trick Pony Club mural in Moseley getting another airing; WME Dudley, with a surprisingly scenic view of Moden Hill (between Sedgley and Upper Gornal); WME Warwickshire, with Nuneaton's art deco former Co-op frontage; and finally WME Solihull, with a no parking sign from Meriden Green. Enjoy the photos and see you in November for more photostream progress!
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