East Howe: Kinson Road

Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 14 Apr 2020

One of the most important through roads in the area, it is surprising that Kinson Road has never been classified as at least a B road, but in the 98 years of road classifications it never has. The road forms the direct route from Wallisdown into the centre of Kinson, about 2 miles, and is dead straight for the southern two thirds of this journey. It is residential for its whole length, apart from a short shopping parade and a couple of other corner shops, and the house numbers reach the mid-400s at Kinson. 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. Peculiarly, Kinson Road clearly was given a large number of these signs, even facing dead-end roads which could only be accessed from here – such as this one which faces Norcliffe Close. Some are beginning to look a little tatty while others, like this one, look as good as new. This is photo no.232 of a series of 451 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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