East Howe: East Howe Lane

Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 10 Apr 2020

East Howe Lane is one of the main routes in this part of town. As perhaps suggested by the word Lane, it is one of the original track routes long before Bournemouth's suburbia reached this far. Here, at the Leybourne Avenue junction, the road has been rerouted from its original line, which follows the line of old houses which we see to the right. East Howe Lane has a wide variety of housing: council housing in two parts, private bungalows in two other parts, old cottages like those pictured here, and even a couple of very old thatched cottages such as Image There aren't many of those in Bournemouth's suburbs! The sign is of a simple design which was produced in great numbers, I believe at the back end of the 1980s, and quite a few remain. Some, like this one, are beginning to look a little tatty while others look as good as new. This is photo no.122 of a series of 453 in my coronavirus lockdown walking project: See https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/My-2020-Coronavirus-Lockdown-walking-project for the complete set of photos.

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