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Shelbourne Mews, BOURNEMOUTH, BH8 8GQ

A short alleyway connects two long, parallel streets, Shelbourne Road and Capstone Road, and we are looking at it here from the former. It also nowadays forms a driveway to small chalet houses that have been built in people's back gardens - the distant one to the left and two similar ones, one on each side of the path behind it. See Image for the next view along the path, with links to other photos.

A short alleyway connects two long, parallel streets, Shelbourne Road and Capstone Road, and we are approaching the former. It also nowadays forms a driveway to two small chalet houses that have been built in the back gardens of Capstone Road and one, just to our right, in a Shelbourne Road back garden. See Image for the view behind us, and Image for the next photo towards us from the road ahead.

Wessex Way, looking southwest from the Springbourne Roundabout

Strictly speaking, ten minutes before sunset. A view along the A338, Wessex Way, the main approach road to central Bournemouth.

A short alleyway, public footpath D08, connects two long, parallel streets, Shelbourne Road and Capstone Road, and we are midway along it here. It also nowadays forms a driveway to these two small bungalows that have been built in people's back gardens - 63b (left) behind 63, and 65a (right) behind 65. I think the reason for 63 being a 'b' and 65 an 'a' is that number 63 itself had already been split into flats, so 63a already exists. See Image for the view behind us, and Image for the next photo ahead.

This is the building site of the old Wilkins Bakery, which had lain derelict for years and has recently been demolished to make way for homes. The large pile of resultant rubble has recently been roughly halved in size (lengthways) to what you see in this image. Local residents complained of ill-health as a result of this huge eyesore which had been bigger than their houses. The local paper, the Bournemouth Echo, reported it here: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1537371.0.rubble_and_strife.php

A fine building of the early 20th century, catching the winter evening sun. Partly in picture to the left is the former Springbourne Day Centre.

A short alleyway connects two long, parallel streets, Shelbourne Road and Capstone Road, and we look at it from the latter. It also nowadays forms a driveway to the small chalet houses that have been built in people's back gardens, seen in the background. See Image for the next photo along the path, with links to further photos.

Number 45 seen here is the nearest surviving house to 39, Capstone Road (since demolished) and bears a plaque to the second recipient of a posthumously awarded Victoria Cross who lived in this street. It was awarded during the First World War to Sergeant Frederick Charles Riggs (1888 - 1918) who lived at 39, Capstone Road, and who was killed in action near Epinoy in 1918. Image