IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Stuart Close, SWINDON, SN3 3DR
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Stuart Close, SN3 3DR 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 (24 Images Found)
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Frobisher Drive, Walcot, Swindon
Leading away from the viewpoint is Frobisher Drive. The roads in Walcot are named after famous figures from the Elizabethan age, in this case, Sir Martin Frobisher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Frobisher
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Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 2 Jan 2010
0.04 miles
2
St Andrew's Church Centre, Raleigh Avenue, Walcot
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.
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Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 2 Jan 2010
0.12 miles
3
St. Andrew's Church Centre, Raleigh Avenue, Walcot
The building to the left is Harry Edwards Court, a Salvation Army Housing Association property.
Image: © Vieve Forward
Taken: 28 Dec 2012
0.12 miles
4
Flats, Somerville Road, Walcot, Swindon
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.
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Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 2 Jan 2010
0.15 miles
5
Courtenay Road, Walcot East, Swindon
South from the junction with Naunton Road.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 14 Jul 2022
0.17 miles
6
Housing on Dacre Road
There is an OS benchmark Image on the corner (right hand face) of the near house
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 13 Apr 2015
0.17 miles
7
Benchmark on 29 Dacre Road
Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm55682
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 13 Apr 2015
0.17 miles
8
Frobisher Drive, Walcot East, Swindon
Looking south-west towards Shrewsbury Road.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 14 Jul 2022
0.17 miles
9
Buckhurst Crescent, Walcot, Swindon
Buckhurst Crescent, like the majority of roads in Walcot, is named after a famous Elizabethan figure, in this case Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset also known as Lord Buckhurst http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sackville,_1st_Earl_of_Dorset Many of the tenants have benefited from the 'right to buy' legislation of the 1980s and on becoming owner-occupiers made improvements to their homes, some of which are visible in this image.
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Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 2 Jan 2010
0.18 miles
10
Buckhurst Field, Walcot, Swindon
This large area of open space separates the municipal housing estates of Walcot, where the viewpoint is, and Park North, the houses in the distance, which are in Chickerell Road. The open space is used for occasional open-air events.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 2 Jan 2010
0.19 miles