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North Acton houses in snow
An inch of snow fell during the night and settled. This photo was taken at 10 a.m., by 1 p.m. almost all the snow had melted. View from a house in Cloister Road to the backs of a terrace of houses in Cecil Road. There is a service road along the backs of the houses, with garages. Some houses have loft conversions, changing them from 3-bedroom to 4-bedroom. Viewpoint first floor window, same as
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Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 24 Jan 2007
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Benchmark on St Gabriel's Church
Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm23425
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 26 Jan 2013
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St Gabriel's Church, North Acton
Built in 1931 as one of 40 new churches organised by the Bishop of London in areas of new housing. Architect EC Shearman. View north-east across Noel Road.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 15 Mar 2006
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St Gabriel's Church, Noel Road
There is an OS benchmark
Image on the front of the church at the near corner
Image: © Roger Templeman
Taken: 26 Jan 2013
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Former doctors' surgery, Eastfields Road, North Acton
Corner of Eastfields and Noel Roads, view north-east across Noel Road. The house on the corner was a doctors' surgery up to February 2006. The practice has moved to a purpose-built surgery, see
Image Thirty years ago, the practice was in the garage of the vicarage.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 15 Mar 2006
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Suburban back gardens, North Acton
Lawn, roses, flowers and shrubs of a typical garden. Many have trees, a cedar on the right and a willow on the left. In the background is St Gabriel's Church; like the houses around, built in the 1930s.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 5 Jun 2005
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Paperboy's footsteps in the snow
Half an inch of snow fell in Acton yesterday evening. It is quite damp snow, so the paperboy at 7 am left distinct footsteps.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 6 Jan 2010
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Conflicting traffic diversions, North Acton
Contractors working on roads which joined A40 Western Avenue suggest diversion to the left. Contractors working in Northfields suggest diversion to the right. The 218 bus shown is on diversion, continuing on Noel Road instead of going around North Acton playing field.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 13 Mar 2020
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Cyclist, Cloister Road, North Acton
The houses were built in 1929, some semi-detached, some short terraces.
Image: © Barbara Hawgood
Taken: 20 Jan 2007
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1912 houses, Horn Lane, North Acton
Houses on the west side of Horn Lane, opposite Leamington Park. In this area most houses were built about 1930, only a few like these before the first World war.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 28 May 2006
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