Queensfield and its pub, Swindon
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Queensfield and its pub, Swindon
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 2 Jan 2014
Sadly, the public house in the background is now closed, empty and boarded up. Queensfield itself is a typical 1960s residential development that normally would not generate much news. However, its geographical location is such that it provides an opportunity for 'rat-running' between areas to the west and the east, particularly at peak times. The local authority has introduced temporary bans on through traffic at peak hours, which inevitably pleased some and upset others. At present I'm not sure whether the ban is in place or not http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10350038.Don_t_bring_back_Queensfield_traffic_ban__say_residents/
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Image Location
Latitude
51.593421
Longitude
-1.773745