This on-going project is finally near completion! Started in 2005, it’s been an epic journey of acquiring funding, full 360 degrees photography, meticulous map illustration and lots of community feedback and tweaking. Watch this space, it’s due to be up very soon, closely followed by a detailed leaflet of the history and map of the site. Take a visit to Barr Beacon this summer…
And this is the old war memorial, the plinth in the centre is where you’ll find our panoramic disc.
Great to see this project has moved forward, it was such a pity that the original gun metal map disc and dedication plate along with hand rails were stolen many years ago. The new map will certainly get a mention on Aldridge website (http://www.Aldridge-web.com )
Thanks Alan Neath
The original map was taken to Cannock at the begining of the 2nd world war for safe keeping, the building was bombed. It was made by my granfather when he worked at Pearsons in Newtown Aston Birmingham.