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Bodorgan Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH2 6NL

A Victorian postbox, one of those built during the period 1879-1887 when the royal cipher was omitted. During November 2013 it was inspected as part of a routine maintenance programme and its foundations were found to be irreparably rusted. It was therefore replaced by a more modern box: see Image

Engineers have been doing the rounds inspecting the town centre postboxes over the last couple of months, and have had to replace Image The fine old Victorian box was found to have rusted away at the foundations and was irreparable. In its place, this Elizabeth II-reign box has been installed.

Looking up this public footpath from near the Braidley Road end. Immediately behind us, the path splits in two, giving a gentler slope in whichever direction is more appropriate to you. See Image for the view down the path from the top end, and Image for the diverging paths behind us, with links to further photos in both directions.

Bodorgan Road swung to the left here, to come out on Wimborne Road near the top of Richmond Hill, until 1973 when the by-pass was put through. Now, pedestrian access is still available ahead, coming out on Richmond Hill roundabout. See Image We can see the road signs of the slip-road from the by-pass in the background.

Looking down this public footpath from Bodorgan Road, heading to Braidley Road. See Image for the uphill view.

A postbox at the northern end of Braidley Road, trying its best to conceal itself in bushes.

Looking up the start of this public footpath from Braidley Road. This is one arm of a Y-shape arrangement, with another path coming up in the opposite direction a short distance ahead. As can be seen, the first yard or two shares its route with the driveway of one of the houses. See Image for the view towards us from a little way up the path, and Image for the start of the other path, B17.

The northern/western end of this public footpath from Bodorgan Road, as it arrives on Braidley Road. The course of the path shares a driveway to one of the houses for literally a yard or two at the bottom. See Image for the view up the path from the road, and Image for the next view on the path behind us, with links to further photos along the route.

The public footpath from Bodorgan Road has just split, and is seen here dropping down to Braidley Road northward. Another path heads southward to the same road - see Image for the view behind us illustrating the junction. See Image for the emergence onto the road ahead.

The public footpath from Bodorgan Road approaches Braidley Road but, just before it does so, splits into a Y-shape. The designation of the main path, B16, continues northbound to the right while path B17 does the southbound job. The carriageway of Braidley Road is just a few yards behind the trees, but still a bit more downhill. See: Image for the path heading up to Bodorgan Road behind us; Image for the continuing path B16, right; and Image for the view down path B17, left.