IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Swallow Lane, AYLESBURY, HP22 5UW
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Swallow Lane, HP22 5UW by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (15 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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St Mary the Virgin, Stoke Mandeville
Built in 1886 to replace the old church (no traces of which remain today) half a mile south of here. The font dating from around 1600 was removed from the old church and placed here.
Image: © Bikeboy
Taken: 2 Jan 2015
0.04 miles
3
St Mary the Virgin Church
Looking across the Lower Road roundabout to St Mary the Virgin Church
Image: © Shaun Ferguson
Taken: 23 Jan 2009
0.05 miles
5
Former KX300 Telephone Kiosk, Stoke Mandeville
Situated on the A4010 Risborough Road HP22 5UT, this Coins and Cards kiosk has a BT notice above the payphone, indicating that the kiosk will shortly be removed due to lack of usage. The BT Piper logo can be seen each side of the payphone whilst a No Smoking Notice is near the floor of the kiosk. Update: the telephone kiosk has since been removed from this location.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 15 Dec 2016
0.08 miles
6
Houses on Station Road, Stoke Mandeville
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 10 Oct 2021
0.08 miles
7
Stoke Mandeville Sign
On a small green in the middle of the village. For a close up see Image
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 13 Sep 2016
0.08 miles
8
Stoke Mandeville Village Sign
This is on a small green in the centre of the village.
The bottom left picture shows an archer in a wheelchair.
On 29 July 1948, the day of the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games a doctor at Stoke Mandeville Hospital organised the first competition for wheelchair athletes which was named the Stoke Mandeville Games. They involved 16 injured servicemen and women who took part in archery.
This is now held to be the origin of the modern Paralympic Games.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 13 Sep 2016
0.09 miles
9
Old Milestone by the A4010, Stoke Mandeville
Carved stone post by the A4010, in parish of Stoke Mandeville (Aylesbury Vale District), Station Road; outside No. 16, on domestic grass verge by gate post, on East side of road. Wycombe rough stone post, erected by the Ellesborough to West Wycombe turnpike trust in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:-
AYLESBURY
< 2¾ 2½ >
WYCOMBE
14 >
Buckinghamshire HER.
HER Number: 1362900000 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MBC25842&resourceID=1024
Milestone Society National ID: BU_WYAY14
Image: © A Rosevear & J Higgins
Taken: 3 Sep 2002
0.11 miles
10
Stoke Mandeville Combined School
Situated in Lower Road off the B4443 road, the former Council School is on the right of the photo, with the extension seen on the left. The school takes children from 4 to 11 years old. Its postcode is HP22 5XA.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 12 Jun 2010
0.12 miles