Alley between Norman Road and Malvern Road, Swindon
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Alley between Norman Road and Malvern Road, Swindon
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 11 Sep 2009
Norman Road is to the left. Most alleys in Swindon, and there are many in the older parts of the town, are metalled. This one isn't which suggests it has not been adopted. I believe Norman Road was built in the 1920s and, when completed, the backs of the houses on the northern side would have faced open fields with easy access to the back gardens. Malvern Road is a decade or so younger so I would surmise that this alley was left to enable access to the back gardens of Norman Road to continue.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.573111
Longitude
-1.779617