An 'Exquisite development'
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An 'Exquisite development'
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 27 Jul 2016
This new housing in Sowerby on the SE fringe of Thirsk is described thus on the advertising hoardings that line the roadside. Just a few months ago this area was green fields on the edge of a small market town, but now this huge apartment block has appeared together with some small bungalows which are dwarfed by comparison. Topcliffe Road has been re-aligned with two new roundabouts, but the old oak tree has been spared, although it is now so close to the roadway that one wonders if its roots have been damaged, whilst it seems only a matter of time before a vehicle runs off the road and collides with it.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.220008
Longitude
-1.351241