2020

SZ0796 : Kinson: Markham Avenue

taken 5 years ago, near to Ensbury, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

This is 1 of 90 images, with title starting with Kinson in this square
Kinson: Markham Avenue
Kinson: Markham Avenue
One of three dead ends that head north from Kinson Park Road, at the very northern extreme of Bournemouth suburbs. The other two, Castleton and North Avenues, end abruptly with a hedge, as if they might have been planned to continue one day � but Markham Avenue ends more deliberately with a turning circle and its bungalows surrounding it.

The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side. It is surprising that a no-through-road sign is not either incorporated into the sign or standing alongside it, both of which are common arrangements.

This is photo no.261 of a series of 453 in my coronavirus lockdown walking project:
See Link for the complete set of photos.
My coronavirus lockdown walking project :: SZ0795

In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, on 23 March 2020 the government announced a lockdown which effectively confined people to their homes, apart from essential journeys which included vital shopping, to help vulnerable people, and one period of exercise per day.

There was speculation about whether driving to a place of exercise, such as a beauty spot, was acceptable and guidelines were quickly made, that exercise should take place locally and direct from home.

So I drew a 2km radius around my home on a map and set out to walk along, across or past every named street and footpath within this circle.

I found that there are 451 such roads/paths, not including roads whose postal address is part of another road already included (such as some Courts, Terraces and Mews).

I undertook to take a photo of a sign for each one, mainly with some context of the road itself. They can all be viewed, along with my 2km map, here: Link


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SZ0796, 272 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 April, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 20 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0779 9693 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:46.3142N 1:53.4536W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0780 9690
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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