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Sunbury Close, BOURNEMOUTH, BH11 9JF

A small, modern development of bungalows behind back gardens of the main Wimborne Road. There are curiously many of these little infill developments in the area named after girls' names - Emma Close and Samantha Close are two that spring immediately to mind. This one has a very specific spelling rather than Jenny or Jennifer, so maybe they are named after daughters or wives of developers! The sign is a modern one, from 2010-15 but it is plain rather than featuring the usual council logo, perhaps signifying that it is a private road, unadopted by the council. This is photo no.214 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.

This George VI-reign postbox is near the end of Wimborne Road - outside number 1700. These are the highest house numbers for miles around, reaching 1714 on this side and 1823 on the other.

Since I photographed Image, many changes have taken place to its immediate surroundings. A pedestrian crossing has been installed directly next to us, and the pavement designated a shared foot/cycle path. To achieve the wider surface required for this, the grass edge has been removed and the postbox now stands directly on tarmac. The roundabout direction sign, which had stood directly in front of the postbox, has now been moved back a few yards and is visible in the distance. A lamppost has also been re-sited against the premises wall.

Postbox No. BH11 336.

Looking along this public footpath as it heads for Baker Road, passing the Scout hut as it does so. See Image for the next picture along the path ahead, and Image] for the next picture behind us.

This public footpath uses the driveway of the Scout hut up to this point, and then bears right between two chain-link fences to Anstey Road and, eventually, Wimborne Road. See Image] for the next picture along the path ahead, and Image for the view from the end of the drive behind us.

This public footpath from Wimborne Road via Anstey Close approaches its destination here by sharing the driveway for the Scout hut. There is a collection of bird tables in the garden immediately to our left. See Image for the view along the driveway from the road ahead, and Image for the next view on the path behind us, with links to further photos along the route.

Looking across Baker Road, along the driveway to the Scout hut which forms the start of a public footpath to Wimborne Road via Anstey Close. See Image] for the view towards us from midway along the driveway, with links to further photos along the route.

The footpath from Wimborne Road (behind us) crosses the dead end of Anstey Close, here, and continues between two chain-link fences to Baker Road. Anstey Close comprises four blocks of flats - it is number 2 that we see on our left. See Image for a view behind us from just into the path ahead, and Image for the next view on the path ahead - each with links to further photos on the route.

This public footpath leads from Baker Road, behind us, to Wimborne Road and on the way passes the dead end of Anstey Close, just ahead. The block of flats on the right is number 2 Anstey Close. See Image for the view towards us from the end of this stretch of the path, and Image for the next view behind us. Each has links to further photos on the route.