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Beauchamp Close, SWINDON, SN25 3DT

This view is in the heart of Moredon, a municipal housing estate built in the 1950s. Cheddar Road leads away from the viewpoint to its junction with Barton Road on the left. The houses on the left are of the 'Cornish' design, one of several non-traditional building systems developed in the immediate post-war years to enable as many houses as possible to be built by local authorities in the shortest time. The design principles typically involved the use of reinforced concrete and the generic term 'PRC' for pre-cast reinforced concrete was coined to describe system-built housing. Unfortunately, the use of this material led to structural problems developing in the life of the properties and they had to be comprehensively rebuilt to enable their continued existence. The bungalows on the right are of more traditional design and construction and were built to accommodated retired people.

Moredon is a municipal housing estate developed in the 1950s. Coombe Road, leading away from the viewpoint, contains terraced houses typical of many thousands built at the same time up and down the country by local authorities.

Fernham Road is another road in the post-war Council estate of Moredon. Leaving it to the right is the entrance to Chilton Gardens, a sheltered housing scheme for elderly residents.

This part of Abbey View Road is on the eastern edge of Moredon, a municipal housing estate dating from the 1950s. The road is so named because it may once have been possible to see Blunsdon Abbey, a few kilometres to the north. The older houses in the background are in Church Walk North, in the Cheney Manor area of Swindon. These are private houses.

One of several older buildings along here which pre-date the 20th century suburban expansion which now covers most of this area.