2020

SZ0797 : Kinson: Markham Close

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

Kinson: Markham Close
Kinson: Markham Close
In a town that has seen much infill development in the last 20 years, Markham Close is a fairly historic offshoot, dating from maybe the mid 1970s. It comes off Markham Avenue, itself a no through road.

The sign is a modern one, from 2010-15 when this more modern, abstract emblem rather than the traditional town coat of arms as the working logo of the council. The no-through-road sign incorporated into the sign is a common arrangement.

This is photo no.262 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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SZ0797, 30 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 0785 9703 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:46.3681N 1:53.4024W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 0784 9704
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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