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Bull Rush Crescent
That's what it says on the road signs, but should it not be Bullrush Crescent?
Like the rest of the Tayfen Meadows development this was built on the marshy land by using piles and by building up the level of the land. This road actually sits over the area formerly occupied by a caravan park and the greyhound track.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: 8 Jun 2009
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Greyhound track, Tayfen, about 1995
Looking across part of Tayfen to the wall and fence of the greyhound track. Beyond that the sugar factory silos (left) and the ABM maltings buildings (right) are joined on the skyline by the Burlingham's buildings, which are not quite so common in pictures of Bury St. Edmunds. Just above the greyhound track wall can be seen the Railway Club pavilion, only recently demolished. The greyhound track went years ago, being built over to create the Tayfen estate.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: Unknown
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Tayfen estate and lake with rainbow
This part of the Tayfen estate was built on the old greyhound racing track. The lake was made from the former marsh, while the land was built up and the houses placed on piles, with the little no-name river run through a deep landscaped channel.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: 26 Apr 2005
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Greyhound track, about 1995
The greyhound track is viewed over the roof of the kennels, though not much is visible apart from the white fence, and the posts for the lighting and sound systems. This area now forms part of the Tayfen housing estate. Beyond the track we see the Triton House office blocks, while the rusty brown of the gasholder just appears on the left.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: Unknown
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Tayfen Meadow Estate
Image: © Stuart Shepherd
Taken: 5 Feb 2012
0.05 miles
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Ice and Snow
Refashioned water channel in modern housing development takes on softer edge during cold snap.
Image: © Stuart Shepherd
Taken: 5 Feb 2012
0.05 miles
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New Balls Please
The former tennis courts of Bury St Edmund's Railway Club
Image: © Stuart Shepherd
Taken: 24 Jul 2008
0.06 miles
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Icy riverlet in Tayfen Estate
The icy surface is reflecting a sunset which is hard to detect in the rest of the scene. This is the level of snow that Bury St. Edmunds got this winter when the rest of the country were under several feet of the stuff.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: 9 Jan 2011
0.07 miles
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"Our house has a spire"
"Well ours has a gas holder". The Tayfen estate near sunset, featuring (in the next square) St. John's church tower and the Tayfen Road gasholder.
The area in the foreground was actually sown with different seed mixtures and the contrast has become quite pronounced, especially as the rabbits seem to only like one.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: 29 Oct 2008
0.07 miles
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Edge of frozen Tayfen lake
On the left we see a large pile of gravel stored next to the rail line.
Image: © John Goldsmith
Taken: 9 Jan 2011
0.07 miles