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Telephone Exchange, Cannington
Situated in Rodway TA5 2LR, this TE dates from the mid-1970s having replaced the smaller TE across the road https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7599741 refers. It used to take the name Combwich, a village about two miles north of this location, and has the code WWCWIC. This TE is of a standard design common throughout the United Kingdom, they being built to take increases in telephone traffic. It now provides telephone and broadband services to approximately 1,417 residential and 81 non-residential premises in Cannington plus Combwich, Stockland Bristol and Stolford nearby. The numbering range of this TE is (01278) 65xxxx, the (01278) referring to the Bridgwater group of thirteen TEs.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 8 Aug 2023
0.08 miles
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Cannington Centre
The entrance to Bridgwater College's Cannington Centre for Land Based Studies, on Rodway.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 16 Apr 2011
0.08 miles
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Former Telephone Exchange, Cannington
This former TE is situated in Rodway having dated from the GPO era, ie before 1969. It was replaced by the larger TE across the road in the mid-1970s https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7599726 refers.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 8 Aug 2023
0.09 miles
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Giving up on George
A Georgian letterbox is blocked off and bereft of identification. It lies in the wall of the former Belvedere House on Rodway, seemingly to rot. See
Image] for a view of the junction.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 19 Aug 2021
0.11 miles
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Junction of Rodway and Park Lane
On the wall opposite is a poor old letterbox that has been taken out of service. See
Image
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 19 Aug 2021
0.11 miles
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Former Cottage Home, Cannington
Visible in
Image, this mid C18 sandstone house http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-268867-1-cannington is the former Bridgwater Union home for pauper children.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 16 Apr 2011
0.12 miles
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The Downs, Cannington
Cannington has a long history of education for the agricultural sciences. Various organisations and buildings occupy the land to the north and form part of Cannington College. It opened its classes in 1921 and merged with Bridgwater and Taunton College in 2004 to offer land-based courses.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 19 Aug 2021
0.13 miles
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Cannington war memorial
Situated in a grass triangle at the junction of Rodway and Fore Street.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 19 Aug 2021
0.13 miles
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To Cannington's fallen
The war memorial stands on a traffic-encircled island at the end of Roadway. The Bridgwater and Taunton College site lies beyond the Henry Rogers almshouses.
A committee was formed in early 1919 to create a memorial to the men who had not returned from foreign shores. Funds amounting to £274 10s 3d were raised; an architect was paid £5 5s 0d, and £252 2s 8d allotted to the memorial and its upkeep. A Mr Willis was paid £168 9s 0d to build the structure. Land owned by Philip Hales Pleydell-Bouverie of Brymore House was dedicated for the monument, which was unveiled on 11th November, 1921.
However, more names had to be added after WWII and in 1957 the road had to be widened to allow heavy construction vehicles to work at the Hickley Point nuclear power station. The memorial is now about 2.5m west of its original point.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 19 Aug 2021
0.13 miles
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The Walled Gardens of Cannington
The gardens, part of Bridgwater College (Cannington), were opened in 2009. The wall on the right forms part of the original wall. In front of it is part of a long herbaceous border. Opposite are poles supporting trained pear trees. In the distance, a gate in the wall leads to part of the gardens which has yet to be developed.
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 14 Apr 2011
0.13 miles