Geo-Trips :: Around Daventry

Daventry

A drive from Little Brickhill, Sun, 2 Aug 2020 by David Howard

Due to the lockdown preventing my planned trip to Wales I spent time looking around the maps for pre-Worboys signs, which turned up a good few I'd never have got round to looking for otherwise. A matching pair were on a housing estate in Daventry, which like others I discovered were never caught by anyone before on the internet, so gave me somewhere to go on my regular weekend photo trips. Due to their tenuous nature I don't post existing signs here, so there's no way enquiring hands can reach and remove them, but will send anyone who wants to take photos themselves the location in private.

It was a nice sunny day with no holdups, Dunstable tends to be a bottleneck most of the day and has now closed the A5 to pedestrianise the shopping area for covid, and the diversion sign stops as soon as you are forced to turn off. The first time I ended up miles away but did get a couple of new squares blindly driving around Bedfordshire, before rejoining the A5 at Hockliffe, and then checked you can literally drive round the block to get round the diverted road. One thing about collecting photos is any diversion simply adds more to the expected coverage, and with Google Maps I can't get totally lost any more. As it was the A5 itself was completely closed by Daventry, and as a result were sent to Northampton on a route I'd never have used otherwise, and had to wind around silly roads to get back south to where it was open again.

The photos taken in Mill Hill were after I returned to London but on the same day.

Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )

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TQ2491 : The entrance to Mill Hill East Station by David Howard
The entrance to Mill Hill East Station

TQ2491 : Building works at Mill Hill East Station by David Howard
Building works at Mill Hill East Station
As the station remains virtually unchanged since the day it was built I hope this... more

TQ2491 : Mill Hill East Station by David Howard
Mill Hill East Station

SP5762 : Car park on Ashby Road, Daventry by David Howard
Car park on Ashby Road, Daventry

SP5762 : Ashby Road, Daventry by David Howard
Ashby Road, Daventry

SP5663 : Elizabeth Road, Daventry by David Howard
Elizabeth Road, Daventry

SP5762 : Tavern Lane looking towards High Street Daventry by David Howard
Tavern Lane looking towards High Street Daventry

SP6250 : Entering Blakesley from Towcester by David Howard
Entering Blakesley from Towcester

SP5661 : Badby Road West, Daventry by David Howard
Badby Road West, Daventry
Going over Stefen Way

SP5762 : New flats on New Street, Daventry by David Howard
New flats on New Street, Daventry
I expect they look very much like what was there before, if not somewhere very... more

SP5762 : Brook Street, Daventry by David Howard
Brook Street, Daventry

SP5762 : Ashby Road, Daventry by David Howard
Ashby Road, Daventry

SP5861 : South Way, Daventry by David Howard
South Way, Daventry

SP5861 : Derelict petrol station on London Road, Daventry by David Howard
Derelict petrol station on London Road, Daventry

SP6260 : New planting by the A45, Weedon by David Howard
New planting by the A45, Weedon
The road was opened around a year ago and not yet on Streetview.

SP6260 : Derelict shack by the A45 in Weedon by David Howard
Derelict shack by the A45 in Weedon
Whatever this was the trees have now grown inside it.

SP6360 : Field in Weedon by David Howard
Field in Weedon

SP7260 : Foxfields care home on Weedon Road, Northampton by David Howard
Foxfields care home on Weedon Road, Northampton
As you can see it isn't quite finished yet.

SP7260 : Roundabout on Upton Way, Northampton by David Howard
Roundabout on Upton Way, Northampton

SP7257 : The A5123, Northampton by David Howard
The A5123, Northampton

SP7257 : Field entrance off the A5123, Northampton by David Howard
Field entrance off the A5123, Northampton
This is actually off a roundabout

SP7257 : Roundabout on the A5123, Northampton by David Howard
Roundabout on the A5123, Northampton

SP7551 : Railway access road off London Road, Roade by David Howard
Railway access road off London Road, Roade
The line is just beyond the gate

SP7551 : Playground on London Road, Roade by David Howard
Playground on London Road, Roade

SP7551 : London Road at the junction of High Street, Roade by David Howard
London Road at the junction of High Street, Roade

SP7447 : Parking area off Northampton Road, Grafton Regis by David Howard
Parking area off Northampton Road, Grafton Regis

SP7551 : Bungalow on London Road, Roade by David Howard
Bungalow on London Road, Roade

SP8933 : McDonald's, Milton Keynes South by David Howard
McDonald's, Milton Keynes South

SP8735 : Layby on the A5, Bletchley by David Howard
Layby on the A5, Bletchley

SP8933 : Layby on the A5, Little Brickhill by David Howard
Layby on the A5, Little Brickhill

SP6649 : St Bartholomew's church, Greens Norton by David Howard
St Bartholomew's church, Greens Norton

SP6649 : St Bartholomew's church, Greens Norton by David Howard
St Bartholomew's church, Greens Norton

SP6649 : The entrance to St Bartholomew's church, Greens Norton by David Howard
The entrance to St Bartholomew's church, Greens Norton

SP6649 : Blakesley Road, Greens Norton by David Howard
Blakesley Road, Greens Norton

SP6550 : Magna grain dryer at Green's Norton Farm by David Howard
Magna grain dryer at Green's Norton Farm
Here's a video of all the versions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWo3WB82p8o

SP6450 : Blakesley Hill before Blakesley by David Howard
Blakesley Hill before Blakesley
Google's 2011 view had no graffiti.

SP6450 : Blakesley Hill before Blakesley by David Howard
Blakesley Hill before Blakesley

SP6350 : The road to Blakesley by David Howard
The road to Blakesley

SP6151 : Maidford Road north of Blakesley by David Howard
Maidford Road north of Blakesley

SP6152 : The road through Maidford by David Howard
The road through Maidford
I can't find a name but Longwell is on the left.

SP7253 : Tudor Cottage on High Street, Blisworth by David Howard
Tudor Cottage on High Street, Blisworth

SP7253 : High Street, Blisworth by David Howard
High Street, Blisworth

SP7253 : Blisworth County primary school by David Howard
Blisworth County primary school

SP7353 : Windmill Avenue, Blisworth by David Howard
Windmill Avenue, Blisworth

SP7553 : Northampton Road, Courteenhall by David Howard
Northampton Road, Courteenhall

SP6260 : Verge by the new A45, Weedon by David Howard
Verge by the new A45, Weedon

SP5759 : Houses on Daventry Road, Newnham by David Howard
Houses on Daventry Road, Newnham

SP5759 : The Green, Newnham by David Howard
The Green, Newnham

SP5757 : The entrance to Westcombe Farm, Fawsley by David Howard
The entrance to Westcombe Farm, Fawsley

SP6250 : House on Quinbury End, Blakesley by David Howard
House on Quinbury End, Blakesley

SP6250 : BH Garage, Blakesley by David Howard
BH Garage, Blakesley
Specialising in lawnmowers among other things.

SP6152 : Maidford Road by David Howard
Maidford Road

SP6053 : Farm for sale on Charwelton Road, Maidford by David Howard
Farm for sale on Charwelton Road, Maidford

SP6053 : Laurels Farm, Maidford by David Howard
Laurels Farm, Maidford
The large barn has been built since 2011

SP5854 : Charwelton Road, Little Preston by David Howard
Charwelton Road, Little Preston

SP5854 : House on Charwelton Road, Little Preston by David Howard
House on Charwelton Road, Little Preston

SP5754 : High Street, Preston Capes by David Howard
High Street, Preston Capes

SP5754 : Barn on High Street, Preston Capes by David Howard
Barn on High Street, Preston Capes

SP5756 : The road to Newnham, Fawsley by David Howard
The road to Newnham, Fawsley

SP5660 : The A361 south of Daventry by David Howard
The A361 south of Daventry

SP5662 : Cowper Road, Daventry by David Howard
Cowper Road, Daventry

SP7253 : High Street, Blisworth by David Howard
High Street, Blisworth

SP7253 : High Street, Blisworth by David Howard
High Street, Blisworth

SP7152 : Towcester Road approaching Blisworth by David Howard
Towcester Road approaching Blisworth

SP7152 : Houses on Towcester Road  near Blisworth by David Howard
Houses on Towcester Road near Blisworth

SP7255 : The A43, Milton Mansor by David Howard
The A43, Milton Mansor

SP7255 : The A43, Milton Mansor by David Howard
The A43, Milton Mansor

SP7152 : The A43, Blisworth by David Howard
The A43, Blisworth

SP7152 : The A43, Blisworth by David Howard
The A43, Blisworth

SP8535 : The A5, Milton Keynes by David Howard
The A5, Milton Keynes

SP8535 : Layby on the A5, Milton Keynes by David Howard
Layby on the A5, Milton Keynes

SP8535 : The A5, Milton Keynes by David Howard
The A5, Milton Keynes

TL0122 : Dunstable Conference Centre by David Howard
Dunstable Conference Centre

TL0320 : Caddington Grove care home, Dunstable by David Howard
Caddington Grove care home, Dunstable

TL0517 : Layby on Watling Street, Markyate by David Howard
Layby on Watling Street, Markyate

TL0122 : National Tyres on Houghton Road, Dunstable by David Howard
National Tyres on Houghton Road, Dunstable

TL0122 : National Tyres on Houghton Road, Dunstable by David Howard
National Tyres on Houghton Road, Dunstable

TL0122 : The Printworks, Dunstable by David Howard
The Printworks, Dunstable
More new housing going up in what was a blank space on the map. I see this in... more

TL0023 : Bushes by Watling Street, North Dunstable by David Howard
Bushes by Watling Street, North Dunstable

TL0023 : The White Lion, Chalk Hill by David Howard
The White Lion, Chalk Hill

SP7547 : Northampton Road, Grafton Regis by David Howard
Northampton Road, Grafton Regis

SP7546 : Layby on Northampton Road, Grafton Regis by David Howard
Layby on Northampton Road, Grafton Regis

SP7546 : Tree on Northampton Road, Grafton Regis by David Howard
Tree on Northampton Road, Grafton Regis

SP7645 : Northampton Road at the junction of Grafton Road by David Howard
Northampton Road at the junction of Grafton Road

SP7448 : Woodlands by the layby on Northampton Road, Grafton Regis by David Howard
Woodlands by the layby on Northampton Road, Grafton Regis

SP7550 : Stratford Road, Roade by David Howard
Stratford Road, Roade

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