Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

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Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

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Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

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Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Image kindly shared by Steve Martin.

Good to my word, and thanks to the generosity of drone-pilot extraordinaire Steve Martin, I can share with readers today the results of a wonderful photographic flight Steve made last weekend over Pelsall North Common and the Cannock Extension Canal arm, which is now truncated at the A5 near Norton Canes.

The flight also covers the area around Yates Boatyard and what remains of the Grove Colliery, including the sensitively restored landfill there.

Steve uses a professional-level DJI drone, and is very skilled in using it to obtain stunning images and video – his last gallery, of Chasewater and Brownhills Common went down reallyy well. A few months ago, I featured film and images Steve kindly shared from a daytime flight where he recreated a wonderful 1960s image of Brownhills as it is today, and later, his stunning night flight over Brownhills.

You can regularly see other examples of Steve’s work on his usual haunt, the popular and fascinating Old photos from Hednesford, Chadsmoor and Cannock group on Facebook,

Steve grew up in Brownhills where his family had the chip shop that used to be on the Lichfield Road, Brownhills for a while, and Steve has great memories of the Lichfield Road area, of which I’m still looking for old images if you know to any, please do get in touch.

Thanks to Steve for yet another beautiful gallery, and Steve is happy to talk about his work if you’re interested. You can hook up with him on Facebook here.

Comment here or mail me – BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com. Thanks.