Blue Coat Drive in Metropolitan Borough of Dudley

Blue Coat Drive in Dudley is a residential street (private). It crosses Beechwood Road and ends in a cul-de-sac.

Road Type
residential street

Artwork

  • Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre sculpture (metal) – approx. 250 m.
  • Labyrinthine Earthwork (artist: Jim Buchanan) – approx. 250 m.
  • Standing Stones (artist: John Vaughan, limestone) – approx. 300 m.
  • Bronze Crucible (artist: Andrew Burton, bronze) – approx. 300 m.
  • Medieval Plough (artist: Andrew Burton, steel). The Plough, made of Corten steel, refers to mediaeval agriculture and the fact that many of the plots in the nearby town still follow the old strip farming pattern. – approx. 300 m.
  • Spiral fossil (artist: Michael Konu, limestone) – approx. 300 m.
  • Ruined Walls (artist: Andrew Burton, reinforced_concrete). The enigmatic stone walls of GRC (glass fibre reinforced cement) provide a counterfoil to the architecture of the Castle and their curved shapes and pale colouring also echo the 1930s work of modernists Tecton at the Zoo. – approx. 350 m.
  • Heraldic Lion (artist: Andrew Burton, steel) – approx. 350 m.
  • Living Fossil (artist: Natasha Carsberg, steel) – approx. 350 m.
  • Cannon Balls (artist: Andrew Burton, concrete). The mediaeval style bronze Cannon is wittily directed towards the Castle with a stack of 10 cannon balls (one of the cast concrete cannon balls, dubbed "scotch eggs" by one local wit, appears to have been "fired" across the road!). – approx. 350 m.
  • Bronze Cannon (artist: Andrew Burton, brick). The mediaeval style bronze Cannon is wittily directed towards the Castle with a stack of 10 cannon balls (one of the cast concrete cannon balls, dubbed "scotch eggs" by one local wit, appears to have been "fired" across the road!). – approx. 350 m.

Bus stops

  • Birmingham Rd / Castle Gate – approx. 150 m.
  • Birmingham Rd / Arras Rd – approx. 200 m.
  • Watsons Green Rd / Hillcrest Road – approx. 250 m.

Pubs

  • The Ward Arms – approx. 250 m.

Restaurants

  • Village Pub & Grill (outdoor seating, Wi-Fi) at Castlegate Drive – approx. 300 m.

Bakeries

  • Michael Gadd – approx. 350 m.

Beauty salons

  • Tropical Breeze – approx. 300 m.
  • Tropical Breeze – approx. 300 m.

Community centre

  • Beechwood House – approx. 100 m.

Cafés

  • Starbucks (coffee shop, outdoor seating, takeaway, wheelchair accessible) at Castlegate Drive – approx. 250 m.

DIY stores

  • Floors-2-Go – approx. 350 m.