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Wavell Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH11 8AN

A short, squiggly road in the heart of the large 1950s West Howe council estate – it comes off the centrepiece, Cunningham Crescent, although we are looking at it from the other end, on Mount Road. 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, the blue border fading and the white surface unpeeling, but this one is in pretty good condition. This is photo no.169 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.

Darkness really is almost upon us now, as we look along this public footpath from South Kinson Drive, which emerges here onto the dead end of Rochester Road. See Image] for the next view down the path behind us.

This small postbox is on the corner of Rochester and Ritchie Roads. The surrounding semi-detached houses are typical of this large council estate.

Looking down this public footpath and also over the wall to one of two blocks of flats on this site in South Kinson Drive. See Image for the view up the path from the end, and Image for the other end behind us.

This public footpath leads from South Kinson Drive to the dead end of Rochester Road, and has recently been given the name Poolside Walk - see Image for more discussion on the name. See also Image for a picture looking towards us from just around the bend ahead.

Detail of the sign at the end of Image Many of the footpaths on the West Howe estate and thereabouts have been given names in the last couple of years, a safety initiative whose intention is that, in the event of calling for help, one's location can be more easily described. This one has been called Poolside Walk because just behind us is the site of the old swimming baths (Image) - although they were already demolished when the name was coined. See Image for a view towards us from just around the bend ahead.

Looking across South Kinson Drive towards the Image, and also at the start of a public footpath down to Kinson Common, between the railings to the right. See Image for a closer view of the start of the footpath, with links to further pictures along the route.

A closer, more appreciable view of the start of this public footpath to Kinson Common, compared with the view from across the road (Image]). See Image for the next view on the path, and links to further pictures along the route.

Essentially the opposite view to Image The public footpath continues behind us down onto Kinson Common - see Image for the view behind us and links to further photos along the path.

This public footpath heads down between the cemetery and the site of the old swimming pool, to provide access to Kinson Common and a slight short cut to Kinson Road. The chapel of rest, in the cemetery grounds, can be seen over the hedge - see Image See Image for the next picture along the path ahead, with links to further photos on the route, and Image for the view behind us.