IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Beaufort Close, MELKSHAM, SN12 6TX
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Beaufort Close, SN12 6TX 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
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (6 Images Found)
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Image
Details
Distance
1
Bader Park
Bader Park is named after Douglas Bader. In common with many other roads in Bowerhill it's named with an aeronautical or RAF theme.
Image: © Doug Lee
Taken: 14 Oct 2012
0.19 miles
2
Pathway between Falcon Way and the parkland
Image: © Doug Lee
Taken: 11 Nov 2012
0.19 miles
3
2009 : Falcon Way, Bowerhill near Melksham
Most of the roads in Bowerhill were named after aircraft or those connected with them. An R.A.F. training base was opened here in 1940 and remained open until 1964. http://www.wellho.net/share/bowerhill.html
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 6 Dec 2009
0.21 miles
4
Southern edge of Bowerhill
The line of raised ground marks the route of the abandoned Devizes to Holt rail line.
It also marks the southern edge of the Bowerhill Estate. This housing estate is partially built on the site of RAF Melksham. As a result most of the road names on the estate follow an aeronautical theme. Someone with a sense of humour named the rather pointless road shown in the left of the image Brabazon Way.
Image: © Doug Lee
Taken: 25 May 2007
0.21 miles
5
Trees on the dismantled railway line beside Brabazon Way
The raised bank of ground here is the remains of the old Trowbridge to Devizes branch line.
Although it the old railway line is quite hard to spot in places on the ground it is obviously reasonably distinct from the air as it's not uncommon for military aircraft to use it for navigation.
Image: © Doug Lee
Taken: 14 Oct 2012
0.22 miles
6
Snoozing through a wet Sunday afternoon
These collared doves are one of a number of pairs which live in and near Bowerhill.
During the summer they can easily replace alarm clocks for the other residents - as long as you want to be woken up at 5am by relentless cooing. As a result it's hard to have any sympathy when watching them quietly and somewhat morosely snoozing whilst the rain bounces off them.
Image: © Doug Lee
Taken: 27 May 2007
0.23 miles