West Howe: Hanlon Close

Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 18 Apr 2020

Hanlon Close comes off Grower Gardens, both dead ends for vehicles, and are two of relatively few roads to have been added to the large West Howe council estate since it was built in the 1950s. They are built on the site of the old Heathlands First School, which closed in around 1993 when it amalgamated with Heathlands Junior to become an all-through primary school, and was all accommodated on the Junior site. The school buildings were destroyed by fire shortly after closure and before official demolition was due. The sign is an early version of a standard Bournemouth design from around 2000, the early version recognisable by a slightly more emboldened typeface, aligned to the left when on two lines or, never on the newer versions, written on a single line as here. This is photo no.180 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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