2020

SZ0796 : Northbourne: Ferncroft Gardens

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

Northbourne: Ferncroft Gardens
Northbourne: Ferncroft Gardens
A cul-de-sac of bungalows off the very top of Ferncroft Road, literally a few yards before the dead end.

The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side. It is a bit pointless really, as it faces the dead end of Ferncroft Road so will not be visible to any approaching traffic!

This is photo no.140 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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This photo is linked from: Articles: · My 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown walking project Automatic Clusters: · Coronavirus Lockdown Walking Project [25] · Ferncroft Road [5] ·
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SZ0796, 271 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 April, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 May, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0764 9625 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:45.9474N 1:53.5821W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0767 9624
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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