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Holdenhurst Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 8GJ

This branch of B&Q closed down in January 2007, and has recently been used by the Bournemouth Family Church, whose premises at Image were unavailable to them at the time of this picture because of building work. They returned to St. Swithun's a few months later. The photo is taken from the upper deck of the car park of Image UPDATE 10 December 2008 – I drove past this building today and discovered that it is in its final stages of demolition. I drive past it every day on the way to work and traffic is usually at snail's pace alongside, so I'm surprised I didn't notice it yesterday. Perhaps it was all done this morning, before 9am!

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm36386

This art deco building has been the headquarters of the local radio station for at least 20 years to my knowledge. Originally known as Two Counties Radio, it is now named after its long-term colloquial abbreviation of 2CR.

Grade II listed. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1324771

Grade II listed. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1324771

Bournemouth University student accommodation block opened in 2012. To the right of this building is KTV Lan Club, a karaoke bar.

One of the most distinctive new buildings in the town, Dorchester House is a block of student accommodation for Bournemouth University. The 540-room block was opened for the 2012-13 academic year. Like most of the uni buildings, it is named after local towns and villages - others, for example, are Lyme Regis House, Studland House and Hurn House. Dorchester House is built on the site of the former B&Q superstore, which took on a new life after the DIY chain vacated it as the home of a church. It was demolished in December 2008 (see Image for a comparable view taken from the same spot; today's view is slightly wider because the new building takes up a lot of the B&Q front car park).

While the sun shines on the town centre of Bournemouth, the skies tell a different story of the weather in store shortly. The large red building in the centre of the picture is Image, with Image in the middle distance above left of it.

On Holdenhurst Road, near the railway station. Internally, long straight bar, with drinking areas to left and front; pool, poker tables, models of musicians above the bar. No cask ale available. Good to see "apostrophe s" perpetuated in neon. For some customer comments (also under its previous name), see http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/62/624/Samsons_Bar/Springbourne