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Haverstock Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3HH

A wintry scene on Townsville Road in Charminster, in the northern suburbs of Bournemouth. This image was taken during a cold snap in December 2022. A dusting of snow had fallen overnight. It was gradually turning to slush on the road surface as cars drove over it.

This George VI-reign box is on the corner of Haverstock Road and, er, Haverstock Road! All three sections of road that meet here are called that – the main thoroughfare to the north and southeast, and the short link road to the west. The postbox numbering sequence is quite a mystery – the first bit obviously refers to the postcode disstrict BH9 but I doubt that there are many more than 335 postboxes in the whole conurbation, let alone the BH9 district.

A wintry scene on Haverstock Road in Charminster, in the northern suburbs of Bournemouth. This image was taken during a cold snap in December 2022. A dusting of snow had fallen overnight. It was gradually turning to slush on the road surface as cars drove over it.

A wintry scene on Haverstock Road in Charminster, in the northern suburbs of Bournemouth. This image was taken during a cold snap in December 2022. A dusting of snow had fallen overnight. It was gradually turning to slush on the road surface as cars had driven over it. Contrasting with the snow are recently-fallen autumn leaves.

A wintry scene on Huntvale Road in Charminster, in the northern suburbs of Bournemouth. This image was taken during a cold snap in December 2022. A dusting of snow had fallen overnight. It was turning to slush on the road surface as cars drove over it.

Bankside Road is a short road among desirable detached housing. It is at the very limit of my 2km radius - the first parked car is probably beyond the circle! The sign is a modern one, dating from the second half of the 2010s decade. The Council has ditched the borough logo and now just has BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL in plain wording. The logo, in green, blue and yellow, had been susceptible to fading. This is photo no.26 of a series of 451 in my coronavirus lockdown walking project: See https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/My-2020-Coronavirus-Lockdown-walking-project for the complete set of photos.

A wintry scene on Haverstock Road in Charminster, in the northern suburbs of Bournemouth. This image was taken during a cold snap in December 2022. A dusting of snow had fallen overnight. It had turned to slush on the road surface and begun to melt away as cars had driven over it. Contrasting with the wintry conditions, autumn leaves which had only recently fallen can be seen beneath the tree.

A wintry scene on Castle Lane West in Charminster, in the northern suburbs of Bournemouth. Castle Lane West is on the route of the A3060 passing through Bournemouth's northern outskirts. This image was taken during a cold snap in December 2022. A dusting of snow had fallen overnight. The road surface was clear, it may have been gritted to keep it safe for passing traffic.

Looking along the busy Castle Lane West at the start of a parallel service road for bungalows on one side. The day was characterised by heavy showers intermittent with sunny spells, and there is a brief gap in the clouds ahead.