2012

SU1586 : Gate, Pickard's Small Field former allotment site

taken 12 years ago, near to Swindon, England

Gate, Pickard's Small Field former allotment site
Gate, Pickard's Small Field former allotment site
This forlorn and rusting gate to the former allotments at Pickard's Small Field is no longer in use, and the footbridge crossing the small stream on the other side has been removed. Allotment holders were evicted from Pickard's Small Field (not to be confused with Pickard's Field, also an allotment site, which lies west of Pinehurst Road) in the mid-2000s, when the land was sold off for housing. But development has still not taken place, and meanwhile all waiting lists for allotments in the Borough have been closed due to over-subscription.

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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused other tags: Allotments (Former) Allotments Allotment Gates Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Allotments at Pickard's Small Field [9] · Pinehurst Road Houses [6] ·
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SU1586, 116 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Vieve Forward   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 31 January, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 31 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1527 8631 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:34.5271N 1:46.8629W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1523 8626
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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