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Chinnor Road, THAME, OX9 3LW

There is an OS benchmark Image picked out in white paint on the corner of the near house right of the litter bin

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35896

Standard terraced housing but with fine decorative brickwork on doors, windows and chimneys. Enhancement by some of the owners adds to the effect.

I had noticed these terraced cottages before, when passing through. They look as if they were built to house a growing industrial population, and I'd been wondering which industry it was that led to the expansion of the town along the Chinnor road - perhaps circa 1890. A glance at the map shows that the area on the other (south) side of the road used to be railway land - so that answers my query, at least in part. I'm left wondering whether the terraced cottages were built by or for a railway company. In any case, some 120 years or so later, the decorative brickwork gives the terrace a character of its own, and makes this an attractive street. The modern residential development on the old railway site contributes much less to the townscape.

The Hook Norton sign stands out. This is right at the northern end of Thame Park Road.

Now part of the Phoenix Trail, a cycle path.

The B4445 towards the town centre.

Phoenix trail at the site of the old Thame railway Station

Situated in Thame Park Road, this station was on the railway line between Princes Risborough and Oxford, which closed to passengers in January, 1963. However, the track remained between Princes Risborough and Thame until the mid-1990s. It has now been converted into a cycle trail, whilst the station area is now an industrial estate, its postcode being OX9 3UH.