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Beechwood Avenue, MANCHESTER, M21 8UA

The width of this cul-de-sac, and the numbers of cars owned by the occupants is such, that most drivers here park with two wheels on the kerb. The driver of this van has parked it a little further onto the pavement than most.

Between the rear of houses on Brookfield Avenue (on the left) and Beechwood Avenue (on the right). This back passage, like many others in the area, is subject to a Gating Order which prevents the public using the right of way. Gating orders are supposed to only be applied where there is persistant crime or anti-social behaviour related to the existence of the right of way. Usually the order is enforced by the erection of a large, un-climable security gate.

This path runs eastwards from Barlow Moor Road, with a block of terraced streets to the north. Chorlton Park is to the right of the railings.

Looking north from the end of this cul-de-sac of terraced houses. A light dusting of snow and an overnight frost made the surfaces a little bit slippy.

A footpath runs to the south of a block of terraced streets, between Nell Lane and Barlow Moor Road. To the south of the path lies Chorlton Park and a large area of Council-owned allotments. The green security fencing adjoining the allotemnt site had only been erected the previous week.

The thoughtless driver of this Volkswagen has parked his or her car more than halfway across the footway, alongside a street cabinet, which already narrows the pavement. Most of the other cars in the shot also have two wheels on the footway, though none have left so little room for pedestrians. Highway Code rule 244: "You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs".

An inconsiderately parked Ford Focus taking up almost half the footway. Highway Code rule 244: "You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs".

This used to be the site of Chorlton Grammar School which I attended in the 1950s. This pentecostal church is obviously new. There is also a Lighthouse Childcare centre attached. The school had moved to a new site nearby Image

Looking up the slight hill towards the junction with St Weburgh's Road and Sandy Lane. Behind the photographer's position Nell Lane crosses Houghend Bridge, by the corner of Chorlton Park.