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Path towards Cam Valley playing fields
Today the gate shown at
Image was open, giving access to this path, popular with dog walkers, which would once have skirted Purnell's printing works. The area of the former works has had housing built on it, and this adjacent area is also being built on. Paulton must have had a considerable expansion of population in recent years, but despite this many of the shops in the village have closed and it has lost its post office.
Image: © HelenK
Taken: 30 Sep 2018
0.08 miles
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Cam Valley playing fields
These playing fields are not yet marked on the OS maps and the structure marked as being in the NW corner of the field has disappeared. Today a match was in progress between Bath City Gladiators (who won easily) and Purnells B team. The fields enjoy a location with an pleasing view around the valley over to High Littleton on the other side.
Image: © HelenK
Taken: 14 Jan 2018
0.12 miles
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The boundary of Cam Valley playing fields
This playing field is now a fenced off area used for matches by Purnell Sports Youth. This organisation is named after Purnell's, the printers whose works were located in the area beyond this fence until 2005. There is no access to the playing field when it is not in use, and this gate, which opens onto a public footpath, was padlocked. Beyond the footpath more housing is being built.
Image: © HelenK
Taken: 14 Jan 2018
0.12 miles
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New Houses in Paulton
These houses have been built on the site of the demolished factory of Polestar Purnell the printing company.
Image: © Nigel Mykura
Taken: 18 Sep 2011
0.14 miles
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Old Direction Sign - Signpost in Plummer's Hill, Paulton
Pyramid finial - 2 arms; Somerset SCC pyramid by the UC road, in parish of Paulton (Bath And North East Somerset District), on the northeast side of the Y junction of Bath Road and Bristol Road in Plummer's Hill.
surveyed
Milestone Society National ID: SO_ST6556
Image: © Milestone Society
Taken: Unknown
0.15 miles
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The back of Purnell Way
Once the premises of a sprawling print works post-war, this part of Paulton is now being transformed into a large housing development.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 11 Oct 2016
0.16 miles
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Paper Lane, with a whiff of ink still in the air
An appropriate name for what was once Paulton's largest employer - Purnell's printworks used to be here, occupying several acres of land.
The company was a small family concern, established in 1839 and mainly printing bibles, but which embarked on an ambitious path of expansion, post-war. The company merged with others, buying up many other firms and moving into periodical publishing. At its peak, the company employed over 2,000 workers. However, business tailed off and the firm closed the works in 2005. Today, some of the old works land is being redeveloped into a large housing estate.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 11 Oct 2016
0.16 miles
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A new row of rooftops
The old printing works are now gone, along with their industrial roofs. The large housing development takes on the appearances.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 11 Oct 2016
0.17 miles
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Entrance to sports club, Paulton
Purnell Sports Club is by Bristol Road.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 9 Dec 2019
0.17 miles
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Notices, sports club, Paulton
By the entrance drive shown in
Image
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 9 Dec 2019
0.18 miles