2020

SZ0694 : Ensbury Park: Montrose Drive

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

Ensbury Park: Montrose Drive
Ensbury Park: Montrose Drive
A cul-de-sac of bungalows off Priestley Road.

The sign tells us that the road isn't modern: it looks like an ordinary 1980s sign mounted on tubular steel (such as the one at SZ0795 : Ensbury Park: Barnes Close), but careful scrutiny will tell us that the lettering and black border is embossed in the metalwork and not put on adhesively like the more modern variety. This makes it one of the older, perhaps 1960s, nameplates.

This is photo no.277 of a series of 451 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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SZ0694, 147 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 April, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 069 946 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:45.1008N 1:54.1794W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 069 946
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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