2020

SZ0794 : Ensbury Park: Ensbury Close

taken 4 years ago, near to Ensbury, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

Ensbury Park: Ensbury Close
Ensbury Park: Ensbury Close
A 1980s (or maybe late 70s, when Ensbury Avenue was extended from about here into the new council estate) cul-de-sac off Ensbury Avenue. One of the addresses, perhaps the one pictured as it is a house rather than a bungalow, was the caretaker's house of the almost adjacent Glenmoor girls' secondary school.

The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side. For cul-de-sacs, it is common for these to incorporate the no-through road sign, as here.

This is photo no.134 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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SZ0794, 297 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 13 April, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 4 May, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0781 9436 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:44.9275N 1:53.4398W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0779 9437
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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