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Markham Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 1HZ

An Edward VII-reign box in Markham Road, close to the crossroads with Somerley Road – two roads pretty typical of this part of Bournemouth.

Mixed Edwardian houses in a road named after Bournemouth's first mayor, Thomas James Hankinson, previously chairman of the Bournemouth Commissioners, later mayor of Bournemouth Borough Council from 1890. http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/Historical_Bournemouth/council_history.asp

Major maintenance work in Green Road has closed the road from April to June 2008. This part, through housing built before the need for off-road parking was foreseen, is a tricky part for bus drivers on the route 24, which does a left turn followed shortly by a right (following the yellow road on the map), and queues often occur, short in terms of length but long in terms of time. The current diversion is no easier.

A close up of the signs accompanying these roadworks (see Image). I would like to see someone try to park beyond that point!

Well disguised electricity sub-station, behind a brick facade, at the junction of Green & Abbott Roads.

Looking towards the side of Winton Rec with the road junction at Maxwell Road.

This Elizabeth II-reign postbox is in Maxwell Road, opposite Image and close to the junction with Heron Court Road, which can be seen beyond.

Looking down Murley Road, which turns into Frampton Road in the bottom of the dip, with white rooftops all around. Two days after heavy snow earlier in the week had all thawed, this fresh lot fell from the north this morning, despite the fact that the day started rainy, with large puddles all around. By nightfall, the main carriageways of all roads were clear of snow and ice, so this was a very heavy fall considering that it started and had almost disappeared on the same day.

In a fit of dare, Truscott Avenue breaks with the traditional criss-cross pattern of neighbouring roads, and crosses them diagonally for no apparent reason. Two days after heavy snow earlier in the week had all thawed, this fresh lot fell from the north this morning, despite the fact that the day started rainy, with large puddles all around. By nightfall, the main carriageways of all roads were clear of snow and ice, so this was a very heavy fall considering that it started and had almost disappeared on the same day.

This George V-reign postbox serves typical Bournemouth suburbia, and is in Frampton Road close to its junction with Green Road (left to right) and Murley Road (seen in the distance).