IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Fair View Road, SALISBURY, SP2 0BX

Introduction

This page details the photographs taken nearby to Fair View Road, SP2 0BX 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

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Image Listing (111 Images Found)

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Wilton South Station
Wilton South station was opened on 2 May 1859 and closed on 7 March 1966 although the line itself is still used by trains between Salisbury and Exeter. The typical London & South Western Railway building now appears to be in industrial use.
Image: © John Attfield Taken: 20 Jul 2005
0.06 miles
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Wilton, bungalows
On The Avenue.
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 15 May 2014
0.08 miles
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Former Wilton South Station
Now used as offices, Wilton South Station was opened on the 2nd May 1859 at the same time as the first section of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway. Although the railway is still in use the station was closed on the 7th March 1966. There is a benchmark beside the door behind the red car (Image).
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 22 Nov 2011
0.11 miles
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Benchmark at the station
This cut mark is on the Image, for more information on this and other local benchmarks visit http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm40293 .
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 22 Nov 2011
0.11 miles
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Wilton houses [2]
Even numbers 8 to 16 King Street, are a row of five almshouses known as St Giles's Hospital. Built in the mid 19th century to replace an earlier hospital within the grounds of Wilton House. Constructed, in a Tudor-Gothic style, of brick under a slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1023706 A former county town, Wilton is situated some 2¾ miles west of Salisbury on the confluence of the River Nadder and the River Wylye. The town grew around Wilton Abbey, founded in the 8th century, and was the administrative capital of Wiltshire until the 11th century. The town declined in importance after Salisbury Cathedral was built. The town is renowned for carpet manufacture, which began in 1741 when two French weavers were brought in and a carpet factory continued to operate until 1995. The country estate of Wilton House is an integral part of the town.
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 25 Aug 2021
0.13 miles
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Over the railway
This bridge carries Kingsway over the railway, there is a benchmark on the nearest buttress on the right (Image).
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 22 Nov 2011
0.13 miles
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Wilton, demolition site
On The Avenue, formerly Erskine Barracks, HQ Land Command; now site of a housing development.
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 15 May 2014
0.13 miles
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Benchmark on the bridge
Half a cut mark located on the north-west buttress of the bridge (Image), the half-brick above has been removed and replaced. Although not on the Ordnance Survey Database it is shown as BM 228.3feet (69.6metres) above the Liverpool datum line on the 1901 and 1925 maps, 228.70feet (69.71metres) above the Newlyn datum line on the 1936 map.For more information visit http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm40300 .
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 22 Nov 2011
0.14 miles
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Postbox, Fugglestone St Peter
A George V postbox beside the roundabout on the A36.
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 14 Jul 2008
0.14 miles
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Wilton houses [1]
Even numbers 22 to 32 King Street, this row of six almshouses, in a Tudor-Gothic style, were built in 1831 on the site of the medieval hospital of St Magdalene. Constructed of gault brick under a slate roof. A plaque on the building reads "This Hospital of Saint Mary Magdalen of Wilton was rebuilt on its present site in fulfillment of the intentions of George Augustus 11th Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery by Catherine his widow and sole executrix A. Dni. 1831". Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1023707 A former county town, Wilton is situated some 2¾ miles west of Salisbury on the confluence of the River Nadder and the River Wylye. The town grew around Wilton Abbey, founded in the 8th century, and was the administrative capital of Wiltshire until the 11th century. The town declined in importance after Salisbury Cathedral was built. The town is renowned for carpet manufacture, which began in 1741 when two French weavers were brought in and a carpet factory continued to operate until 1995. The country estate of Wilton House is an integral part of the town.
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 25 Aug 2021
0.15 miles
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