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Dist:0.3km<br/>On the face of it, the semi-detached house in the centre of the image is just another example of archetypal English 'between the wars' suburbia. However, it is distinguished from its neighbours by being the house in which the actress and film star Diana Dors spent the first fourteen years of her life. A brief biography of Ms Dors can be found here http://www.swindonweb.com/index.asp?m=8&s=9&ss=220&t=Diana Dors
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.3km<br/>A lot can happen in four months [[299949]]
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The road is a cul-de-sac. For such a configuration it is unusually wide. I have heard it said that, when the road was planned, the intention was to take it to the south-west, over the railway that then existed and Broome Manor Lane thus forming a relief road round Old Town. Unfortunately for the planners, someone neglected to obtain the necessary permissions or wayleaves from the landowner and the scheme came to nothing. A further legacy is a wide area of green space, the edge of which is visible in the foreground, between the houses on either side, which were built in the 1930s. The bus in the background is in Marlborough Road on its way into Old Town, Swindon.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Built in the early 1970s, this building was originally the UK headquarters of Burmah Oil. That company was taken over by BP some years ago and the building consequently renamed.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>A view of this difficult junction, from the opposite direction to this:- [[1579346]]. Today there is a mini-roundabout here. A traffic feature that Swindon is very addicted to, often when you least expect it. The van waiting to turn out of Windsor Road belonged to the well-known Empire Stores.
©P L Chadwick
Dist:0.3km<br/>Marlborough Road is one of the main routes out of Swindon, as it connects the area known as Old Town to the route to the M4 motorway. The road on the right, Windsor Road, is the busy main road through the Lawn residential estate and comes out on the dual carriageway road, Queen's Drive. Right turns from Windsor Road into Marlborough Road were always difficult, but since this picture was taken in 1983, a mini-roundabout has been installed here. Note the Mini coming along Marlborough Road; a very popular car at the time. The view in the other direction:- [[1579360]].
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Broome Manor Lane is a road leading off Marlborough Road and eventually leads to the village of Hodson. The part nearest Marlborough Road was mainly built prior to World War II. Then around 30/40 years or so ago there was further building development along the road towards the back of Coate Water Countryside Park. This involved building houses in roads leading off the road, and providing wide grass verges and footpaths along most of the newly developed section. This view shows a typical stretch of the more recently developed part and is taken looking in the direction of Marlborough Road.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>At a distance this could be mistaken for a postbox, but it is in fact a waste bin exclusively dedicated to dog waste. There are a lot of these dotted around the town. They are provided by the Council but emptied by a contractor.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The Council, who own this land, allow the public to use this footpath. Looking in the direction of Broome Manor Lane. See also [[1082418]] and [[1082414]]
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Dist:0.4km<br/>In the foreground is Broome Manor Lane. The road leading off is Carlton Gate. Most of the roads off Broome Manor Lane are called "Gate", although they are not actually gated communities. They do however have communal facilities, such as grassed areas, which are not maintained by the Council, so the residents pay a hefty service charge each year to meet the maintenance costs.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The Kitch Catch Co. Ltd. sponsor the catch on this gate in Broome Manor Lane. It only needs a one finger operation to operate it. [[1082435]]
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Dist:0.4km<br/>This gate gives access from Broome Manor Lane to the footpath which runs adjacent to the golf course and leads to the Clubhouse. What is different about this gate is that it has an unusual catch designed by The Kitch Catch Co. Ltd. who sponsor its use on this gate. This catch enables the gate to open in either direction by using just one finger. It is especially useful for people in wheelchairs and other people with restricted mobility.
©P L Chadwick
Dist:0.4km<br/>Carlton Gate is one of several fairly modern roads off Broome Manor Lane, which contain a lot of individually designed houses. Despite the word "Gate" in the road name, this is not a gated community, though there are two pillars standing on each side of the road, at the point where the houses begin. These can be seen in the far distance in this view. Just to the left of the house on the left, is an entrance to the Polo Ground. This large field is open to the public and is often used for fetes and other events, usually at Bank Holidays.
©P L Chadwick
Dist:0.4km<br/>The local Council, who own the golf course, allow the public to use this path which runs alongside the course. This view is looking in the direction of the Club House.
©P L Chadwick
Dist:0.4km<br/>Used to be Burmah House
©Rick Crowley

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