Two Gates

Settlement in Warwickshire Tamworth

England

Two Gates

Dosthill church gates St Paul&#039;s church, Dosthill with a coating of snow. The main wrought iron gates are dedicated to Kate and William Perry who had eleven children in nearby Whateley. Kate&#039;s maiden name was Andrews, another family with extensive connections to the area, for example Horace Andrews was for many years the organist at this church. — Dosthill church gates Credit: Rob Farrow

Two Gates is a small village located in the county of Warwickshire, England. Situated approximately three miles southeast of Tamworth, it falls within the administrative district of North Warwickshire. The village is nestled in a rural setting, surrounded by picturesque countryside and farmland.

Historically, Two Gates was known for its connection to mining and the coal industry. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area experienced significant growth due to the establishment of several collieries nearby. However, with the decline of the coal industry in the mid-20th century, Two Gates experienced a shift in its economic focus.

Today, the village boasts a mix of residential and commercial properties. It is primarily a commuter village, with many residents traveling to nearby towns and cities for work. The local amenities in Two Gates include a post office, convenience stores, a primary school, and a community center. The village also offers recreational facilities such as parks and green spaces for residents to enjoy.

In terms of transport links, Two Gates benefits from its proximity to major road networks, including the A5 and M42 motorway, providing convenient access to surrounding areas. Public transportation is also available, with regular bus services connecting the village to nearby towns.

Overall, Two Gates offers a peaceful and rural lifestyle, with a close-knit community and easy access to both urban centers and the natural beauty of Warwickshire's countryside.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 52.611725/-1.682739 or Grid Reference SK2101. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Dosthill church gates

St Paul's church, Dosthill with a coating of snow. The main wrought iron gates are dedicated to Kate and William Perry who had eleven children in nearby Whateley. Kate's maiden name was Andrews, another family with extensive connections to the area, for example Horace Andrews was for many years the organist at this church.

Rob Farrow

Norman wayfarer's chapel, Dosthill

Dating originally from the C12th or late C11th this little building was originally a wayfarer's chapel, i.e. a chapel for travellers to use. It was later used as a school room before SK2100 : Dosthill School was built. After this it was and still is used as a Sunday School and Parish Room. It is EH Grade II* listed (see Link

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Rob Farrow

Houses on Kempton Drive

JThomas

The A51 High Street south of Tamworth

Passing by The Fox, which seems to have changed very little, externally at least, in the last 10 years SP2199 : The Fox, Dosthill

Richard Law

Norman Chapel

This Norman chapel is in the grounds of St. Pauls Church, Dosthill.

Angella Streluk

Dosthill Quarry

This quarry was a source of good quality granite. The water is said to be 24 metres deep. It is used by Dive In Diving Club. The path of the old tramway winding round and down is said to be an interesting feature for divers to explore.

Angella Streluk

St. Paul's Church, Dosthill

Dosthill's Victorian church (c.1870) does have a spire - but from this angle only its very top can be seen peeping above the chancel roof about halfway along.

Rob Farrow

St. Pauls, Dosthill - Spire and Chancel

Quite unusually the spire of St. Pauls, Dosthill, rises from ground level alongside the chancel.The base of the spire is used as the vestry. The church dates from 1870 and has a spectacularly powerful heating system of metal pipes on the rear of the pews that I used to burn my knees on as a lad !

Rob Farrow

The Fox, Dosthill

Geoff Pick

St. Paul's Church, Dosthill

St.Paul's church in Dosthill is a Victorian building, the foundation stone was laid by Mr Farmer Cheatle in 1870. The stone for this church was quarried from the SP2299 : The Stone Hole former quarry in nearby Whateley. The church has a number of quite recent stained glass windows.

Rob Farrow

Norman chapel, Dosthill

This little Norman Chapel, sometimes referred to as a "Wayfarers' Chapel" is in the grounds of SP2199 : St. Paul's Church, Dosthill, though predating the latter by about 700 years. My mother's father, William Perry (see SP2199 : Dosthill church gates ) repointed this little chapel in the early/mid C20th and there have been numerous repairs to it since.

Rob Farrow

Ancient moat

This ancient moat is now nothing more than a pond - and in this particular shot, a frozen one. The photo was taken from the corner of a path past SP2199 : Dosthill Quarry. The moat used to be in the garden of an old house, Dosthill Lodge, known to us as children as "Basfords" after the two old ladies, the Basford Sisters, who lived there. The house, along with a wonderful 1/4-circle curved brick wall is now long gone - but this little bit of moat, which probably predates even that house, survives.

Rob Farrow

Path to the "Round Hills"

The area that this path leads to, was always known as "The Round Hills" when I lived here from the 60s to the 80s, and it had been called that for at least 50 years beforehand, though no maps that I can find either current nor old show this appellation. The entire area is far more overgrown now than when I roamed here hundreds of times as a child and teenager, though the path at this point is little changed.

Rob Farrow

Track between Dosthill Quarry and former Dosthill Lodge

Dosthill Lodge was demolished something like 25 years ago (i.e. early 80s) and replaced with several modern houses. This track runs between its former grounds and the car park which serves SP2199 : Dosthill Quarry next to SP2199 : St. Paul's Church, Dosthill. It comes to an abrupt halt near to SP2199 : Ancient moat. From the OS maps it looks as though this is not a Right of Way - the public footpath shown on the maps runs parallel with this track immediately to the south - and there is a sturdy gate across the entrance to it.

Rob Farrow

Round Hills Panorama

The area around Dost Hill is known locally as The Round Hills. The area was extensively quarried a century or so ago and it bears many of the marks of that former activity, though now much softened by nature. I regularly walked and explored all around here in the 60s,70s and early 80s, but since that time have only visited occasionally. It is now far more overgrown and wild and many of the old paths are now impassable, or at best made difficult by the many briars. In contrast however, other areas, nearer SP2199 : Dosthill Quarry, are actually more accessible now.

Rob Farrow

Dosthill Quarry

I don't know when stone was first quarried here, but probably quite a long time ago as the site is geologically unusual for the area, being I believe the remnants of an ancient (extinct millions of years ago) volcano. I think quarrying finished here in the mid 1930s and local streams quite quickly filled it, forming this deep pool - up to (should that be down to ?) 80ft (25m) deep. It is a popular inland diving site with lunatics - I mean enthusiasts - even diving on the winter's day when I visited ! There are numerous things of interest to explore down there; cars, vans, even apparently a hydroplane as well as the blockhouse presumably belonging to the old mining activities. For more information, see Link

Rob Farrow

Are you blind ?

I guess from the sign on the right here, that the people who run SP2199 : Dosthill Quarry as a dive centre have had a bit of a problem with drivers (or should I say parkers) ignoring the sign on the left.

Rob Farrow

Dosthill Quarry from southern side

This is another view of SP2199 : Dosthill Quarry, glimpsed this time through twigs and branches of trees clinging to the sheer edge of the former quarry. The water is as much as 80ft (25m) deep, and I would think that the drop from this point down to the water surface is probably about the same again or possibly even more. This view is from the southwestern side near to the SP2199 : Gully adjoining Dosthill Quarry - to see the cliffs, on the southeastern side see SP2199 : Dosthill Quarry

Rob Farrow

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Two Gates is located at Grid Ref: SK2101 (Lat: 52.611725, Lng: -1.682739)

Administrative County: Staffordshire

District: Tamworth

Police Authority: Staffordshire