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Somerford: postbox № BH23 508, Airfield Way
This modern postbox serves a modest industrial estate on the site of the former Somerford airfield – hence the name Airfield Way, along with nearby Airspeed Road, de Havilland Way and The Runway.
Items need to be in the box by 6 o'clock on weekday evenings, or noon on Saturdays, to be sure of catching the same day's post.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 14 Jul 2009
0.09 miles
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Airfield Way, Christchurch
Typical strictly functional industrial estate, built on an airfield site sold off in 1962. Will future industrial archaeologists take delight in sites like this as we do with our Georgian/Victorian industrial heritage?
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 27 Oct 2008
0.11 miles
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Airfield Way, Christchurch
Would a time-warp pilot be able to find the runway? The airfield, previously used by MoD, Airspeed/de Havilland and a flying club, closed in 1962, and the land was sold for redevelopment as housing and industrial estates.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 27 Oct 2008
0.12 miles
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Airfield Road
Industrial Estate off Somerford Road.
Image: © David Lally
Taken: 3 Oct 2012
0.12 miles
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Newlands Road
See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7318276 for postbox.
Showing position of Postbox No. BH23 52.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 22 Mar 2022
0.14 miles
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Flats, Somerford
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 22 Mar 2022
0.16 miles
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Somerford: postbox № BH23 52, Somerford Road
This George VI-reign postbox is on the corner of Newlands Road, along which we are looking, and is emptied finally at 5:45pm on weekdays and at 1pm on Saturdays.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 14 Jul 2009
0.16 miles
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George VI postbox on Newlands Road
See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7318278 for context.
Postbox No. BH23 52.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 22 Mar 2022
0.16 miles
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Mude Valley Nature Reserve
Footpath along the River Mude in a nature reserve owned by Christchurch Borough Council. In the foreground a blackbird can be seen bathing.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 2 Nov 2008
0.16 miles
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Somerford: the New Lodge Tavern
A sad but common sight, a recently disused pub. This one looks as if it should be on a corner but it isn't – and I'm not sure that it ever was.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 14 Jul 2009
0.16 miles