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Kirkwall Road, PLYMOUTH, PL5 3TE

The Co-operative Way is a circular walk around the north of Plymouth. Here it runs through Woodland Woods, the name having been taken from the nearby Woodland Fort

The B3413, here a dual carriageway heading across the northern Plymouth suburbs. This letterbox is at the junction with Whitleigh Avenue.

The open space separates two estates; in one, the roads are named after Scottish towns and cities (including Berwick), in the other, the names correspond to English ones. The tarmac in the foreground is Bodmin Road

One of a series of roads on this estate which are named after towns and cities in England

The sign on the left is yet another that marks the spot of a derelict pub - The Tiger.

Part of the 15-mile long circular walk around northern Plymouth

Once standing proud above the portals of HMS Thunderer, the Royal Naval Engineering College,the turret stands beside the road, clad in plywood. Although initially planned as early as 1937 the foundation stone of the completed establishment was not laid until 1956. The building, of Portland stone, though of monoblock appearance lent a certain presence to the landscape of the area. With the decline of the Royal Navy in terms of manpower needs it went the way of all such institutions and training of naval engineering officers was transferred to Southampton University. I hope there are plans to mount the turret on a more appealing base - perhaps of Portland stone, though I fear it is destined for another scrapyard.