PHOTOS OF THE AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE
I took photos of the surviving original trees in the Avenue of Remembrance in 2011. A tree officer from Dudley Council helped to identify the trees by their ages. Since taking the photos three of the trees have been taken down due to disease and the total of original trees as of 2020 is 23. In addition, other trees were identified which appear to have been Coseley's replacements from the 1950s and 1960s before the Urban District was abolished in 1966. Out of the surviving original trees there are many more in Wolverhampton's part of Coseley than in Dudley's part and only two originals remain in Dudley' part of Coseley.
The first surviving original tree at Parkfields close to the historic Coseley Urban District boundary
The next tree, situated just across the road
The last tree in Parkfields close to where the Lanesfield area starts
The first tree at Lanesfield near Ward Grove. Wolverhampton council's memorial for their part of Coseley is now located on the green in this area
The next tree is located between Mount Road and Rookery Road as Lanesfield approaches Woodcross
The first in the longest surviving near-complete row, just south of Rookery Road. These trees run opposite the Black Country Route
The following images are all of the longest surviving near-complete section of the Avenue of Remembrance where seventeen trees still stand. All of these are non-flowering cherries and look quite distinctive compared to the other original trees, which are Planes, Elms and one Sorbus.
