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Valette Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 3JD

This church stands at the top of Priory View Road (which descends to the left of the picture and from here does indeed offer fine views across to Christchurch). It has lain unused for several years.

A small cul-de-sac of houses off Hillcrest Road - both are, indeed, at the crest of the hill; it goes steeply downhill on Priory View Road just to our left here. The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side. Unusually, there is no no-through-road sign either alongside or incorporated in the nameplate itself. This is photo no.198 of a series of 453 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.

The first segment of Hillcrest Road, to our left, forms quite an important back road whose mainline continues downhill to our right as Priory View Road. The offshoot ahead of us, as its name suggests continuing on the crest of the hill rather than heading down it, is a dead end. The road sign is a standard one from around 2000-2006, perhaps a little earlier, featuring the borough coat of arms. The no-through-road sign incorporated into the sign would in days gone by be situated on the left, towards the dead end - but nowadays it is just a standard design with the sign on the right regardless of the direction intended by its meaning. This is photo no.199 of a series of 453 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.

Cobham Road is a short side-road in the north of Moordown, characterised like the surrounding area by desirable detached houses. The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side. This is photo no.73 of a series of 453 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.

Looking along the pavement of this cul-de-sac of detached houses typical of the whole Moordown area. The sign is the standard Bournemouth nameplate from the 1980s, usually affixed with tubular steel which protrudes at each side, with a no-through-road sign incorporated into it. I expect this one would originally have been fixed in that way. This is photo no.251 of a series of 453 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 small cul-de-sac off the main Wimborne Road, with the block of flats Meadow Court on the corner (unseen, to the right). On the small tree/grass patch on the corner stands Image, commemorating those who lost their lives during a wartime plane crash on this spot in 1944.

Looking diagonally across a former car showroom forecourt, now occupied by a popular hand carwash and valeting service. The spray is catching the sunlight interestingly as we look directly against the sun - especially the car left of centre, whose shadow encroaches across the spray.

Two automobile businesses side by side on Wimborne Road.

A short cul-de-sac running downhill from the main Wimborne Road, dating perhaps from the late 1960s. On the corner is the Halifax Memorial, of which more here: Image The road sign is a standard one from around 2000-2006 featuring the borough coat of arms and, in this case, incorporating a no-through road sign on its right-hand end, unphotographable because of foliage and an unfortunately positioned signpost. This is photo no.267 of a series of 453 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.

Used car dealership on Wimborne Road.