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Fernheath Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH11 8SQ

On Fernheath Road; pavilion to the right (East).

The bus stop is for service 5a towards Bournemouth town centre.

A cul-de-sac of Fernheath Road, the latter being on the very fringe of the large West Howe council estate, unlike the bungalows here. 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 is an afterthought here, whereas it is often incorporated into the nameplate. This is photo no.142 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.

Coleman Road is on the southern side of the large 1950s West Howe council estate and comprises semi-detached houses readily recognisable as originally council houses. The sign dates from around 2010-15 when this more modern, abstract emblem rather than the traditional town coat of arms as the working logo of the council. This is photo no.74 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 Royal Mail notice in the bottom of Image apologises for the fact that collections have been temporarily cancelled from this point, owing to circumstances totally beyond their control. It states that the last collection from here was on 27 November and gives details of three nearby alternative boxes. It was subsequently replaced by a modern box – see Image

Looking along the end of Coleman Road as it comes out onto Maclean Road (whose dead end is just a few yards to the left). Ahead of us, a driveway to garages also acts as the start of the public footpath through to Turbary Park Avenue. See Image for the view towards us from the top of the driveway, and links to further photos along the route of the footpath.

A little over six months after the George VI-reign Image became unusable owing to vandalism, it has now been replaced by a modern box on a pole. See also Image

The 5a bus travels past this George VI-reign postbox on Fernheath Road, at the southern edge of the large council housing estate of West Howe. A few months later it would be vandalised and, eventually, replaced: see Image and Image

The route of this public footpath follows the driveway to rear garage accesses at this northern end. We look along that segment of the path as it nears its destination on Maclean Road. Coleman Road faces us. See Image for the view towards us from under the large tree, and Image for the next view on the path behind us, with links to further views along the route.