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Markham Avenue, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 7HL

In a town that has seen much infill development in the last 20 years, Markham Close is a fairly historic offshoot, dating from maybe the mid 1970s. It comes off Markham Avenue, itself a no through road. The sign is a modern one, from 2010-15 when this more modern, abstract emblem rather than the traditional town coat of arms as the working logo of the council. The no-through-road sign incorporated into the sign is a common arrangement. This is photo no.262 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.

These suburban bungalows are on a quiet residential cul-de-sac on the very northern edge of the Bournemouth conurbation.

A recent infill of a few bungalows in the back gardens of Markham Avenue. This is photo no.85 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.

Looking across fields from the end of Castleton Avenue, between Kinson and Ensbury.

One of three dead ends that head north from Kinson Park Road, at the very northern extreme of Bournemouth suburbs. The other two, Castleton and North Avenues, end abruptly with a hedge, as if they might have been planned to continue one day – but Markham Avenue ends more deliberately with a turning circle and its bungalows surrounding it. The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side. It is surprising that a no-through-road sign is not either incorporated into the sign or standing alongside it, both of which are common arrangements. This is photo no.261 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.

A small cul-de-sac off the main A347 New Road, with housing only on one side and at the end because it directly abuts the River Stour, just to our right. The sign is a modern one, erected around 2018, by which time the council had replaced the coloured logo, which had been prone to fading after a while, to simple wording BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL in smaller type. This is photo no.48 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.

The junction of Kinson Park Road with The Broadway.

A road of reasonable length with bungalows on each side, more-or-less straight apart from the eastern segment which turns to meet New Road, providing a popular cut-through from Kinson and East Howe towards Ferndown. The sign is of a design that became prevalent in Bournemouth around 1990 and was in use for most of that decade. Many are starting to look a bit shabby now, with the blue border fading and the white surface peeling - this one is a good example of both symptoms. This is photo no.231 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.