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Hertford Close, SWINDON, SN3 3AU

Somerville Road is named after a famous Elizabethan as are most of the roads in Walcot. The estate comprises a mix of terraced houses and maisonettes. NOTE. This image has a detailed ‘shared description’ which you won’t see by viewing this image on a slideshow. To read it click on the image.

The building to the left is Harry Edwards Court, a Salvation Army Housing Association property.

The building seen here at the right was originally used as the church hall for St Andrew's church which once stood where the maisonettes can be seen at the left. Unfortunately the original church had to be demolished for structural reasons. NOTE. This image has a detailed ‘shared description’ which you won’t see by viewing this image on a slideshow. To read it click on the image.

There is almost certainly a famous Elizabethan behind the road name however I'm not sure who at present. Shirley Close joins Frobisher Drive named after Martin Frobisher Image NOTE. This image has a detailed ‘shared description’ which you won’t see by viewing this image on a slideshow. To read it click on the image.

Raleigh Avenue is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, the famous Elizabethan who discovered tobacco and potatoes. Despite these accomplishments he was beheaded in 1618 because some Spaniard demanded it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh Although most of the estate was intended for Londoners displaced from the capital in the post-war years, occasionally others were allocated homes here. The house at the right was occupied by the photographer from 1956 to 1962 when his father moved to the town from the Midlands to take up a new job in the town. NOTE. This image has a detailed ‘shared description’ which you won’t see by viewing this image on a slideshow. To read it click on the image.

Sussex Square opened in the late 1950s as a mix of residential accommodation and retail outlets including a newsagent, two grocers, a greengrocer and a fish and chip shop. There was also a 'Common Room' (a community hall) with a branch lending library. I seem to recall that there was also a launderette. The square has had its day and is scheduled to be demolished and redeveloped. More below...

These were probably from around the 50s and built by the local authority going by the basic design.

Fairfax Close is named after a famous Elizabethan or someone from that era. Most of the road names in Walcot commemorate such figures. The only Fairfax I could find who fits the requirements is Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinando_Fairfax,_2nd_Lord_Fairfax_of_Cameron who was only 19 when Elizabeth I died and became more famous in the age of Charles I. The houses visible here are in Drakes Way, yet another well-known Elizabethan. NOTE. This image has a detailed ‘shared description’ which you won’t see by viewing this image on a slideshow. To read it click on the image.