I knew this area quite well in the 70's. But can't think where you are? I know the mill on the way to Tritiford. However the canal was more up towards Solihull Lodge. I don't know if anyone recalls the Colebrook pub and Colebrook Road?
Coming from Shirley Stratford Road towards Colebrook pub island, turn left would take you towards the old flour mill (can anyone remember the flour dust coming across the road?) and the draw bridge. Straight on took you down Colebrook Rd, under the railway bridge and over the River Cole. At this point you had road, rail, canal and the River Cole with in a few yards of each other. Further up the hill towards The Maypole you would cross over the canal. [size=78%] [/size]
I'm having trouble with this too.
Having grown up in the area I used go to the aqueduct with our gang and we loved tearing through the ford on our bikes (remembering to lift our feet up!).
As I got older we would walk over the fields from the Prince of Wales pub, across Berry Mound and the sandpits.
I'm just surprised that somebody would come all that way from town on the bus, then walk the length of Maypole Lane and Peterbrook road to get to the "Ackerdocks".