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Chamberlain Street, Wells
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square ST5445 At the junction with New Street. The plaque below the street name sign says that... (more)
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Hamel Drive, Cregagh Road, Belfast (January 2017)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3671 A street, on the eastern side of the Cregagh Road, two streets to the north of... (more)
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Cregagh Road (Belfast)X
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Bell's Theorem Crescent sign, Titanic Quarter, Belfast (January 2017)
by Albert Bridge for square J3575 The Harbour Commissioners name sign (without the apostrophe) at Bell’s Theorem... (more)
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Titanic QuarterX
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Thereby hangs a tale...
by Keith Edkins for square SD3720 Actually I found there are several tales attempting to explain this road name.... (more)
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Street sign, Belfast
by Albert Bridge for square J3374 Category: Signs Lord Donegall was once the proprietor of most of the land on which Belfast is... (more)
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Exchange Road, Portsmouth
by David Hillas for square SU6300 This street name plate is named after the telephone exchange behind it. Street... (more)
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The Corner of Quarrybrook Close
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SU1988 The map shows Quarry Farm behind the houses, and a brook going under the road... (more)
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The Robbery Road, the Maze, Lisburn - April 2015(1)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J2061 A narrow minor road, through flat countryside, running from the Halfpenny Gate... (more)
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RoadX
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Mallard Croft, Haddenham
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SP7409 Most of the housing in Haddenham has been built from the 1960s onwards.
This... (more)
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Houses along Coed-Y-Pia
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square ST1592 For some reason I quite like the "street name explained" tag, and... (more)
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Postbox BT23 373, Newtownards (May 2015)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J4872 Post-mounted EIIR postbox (BT23 373) at Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Lane. The... (more)
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place:NewtownardsX
PostboxX
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Cable Road sign, Whitehead
by Albert Bridge for square J4692 Category: Signs The sign at the Belfast Road end of the Cable Road. The name is a reference to... (more)
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Adelaide Street, Belfast (August 2017)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3373 Adelaide Street is an example of how Belfast developed from a small town to a... (more)
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Railway Mews name sign, Comber (February 2016)
by Albert Bridge for square J4569 The name sign at Railway Mews – a modern cul-de-sac off Railway Street. The... (more)
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Cloverfield Street, Belfast (April 2018)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3673 Apex Housing Association houses off Clara Street. Cloverfield Street is a... (more)
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Housing AssociationX
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Social HousingX
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Eaton Court, Derriaghy
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J2867 New houses, now under construction on this site J2867 : Vacant warehouses, Derriaghy (1), at The Cutts.... (more)
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Fountain Street, Belfast
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3374 Category: Street Fountain Street is a secondary shopping street running from Castle Street to... (more)
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Dumb Woman's Lane
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square TQ8918 One of those special street names that people stop and take pictures of. Quite a... (more)
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Castle Junction bus stop, Belfast (March 2019)
by Albert Bridge for square J3374 Castle Place was often called “Castle Junction” in the days when Belfast had an... (more)
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subject:Bus StopX
Bus StopX
type:Close LookX
Metro BusesX
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Gaffikin Street (proposed apartments) site, Belfast - March 2019(2)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3373 The site (right), from Blondin Street, looking towards what was once Oban... (more)
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BuildingX
subject:ConstructionX
top:Construction, DevelopmentX
Development SiteX
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Church Street and Water Street
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SU5276 Water Street is so named because the River Pang flows beside and occasionally... (more)
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Gray's Lane and the Cave Hill, Belfast (July 2019)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3479 The partly-wooded slopes of the Cave Hill, overlooking Gray’s Lane, on a... (more)
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Boring Waithman Street?
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square TQ3181 Amongst the City's maze of small streets and lanes, many of which manage to... (more)
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Lilliput Street, Belfast (February 2016)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3475 Modern social housing in Lilliput Street, now a short street on the western side... (more)
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Creighton Close, Wells
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square ST5645 This is context for the street name sign shown in ST5645 : Creighton Close
An ordinary... (more)
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My Lady's Mile, Holywood
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3978 A suburban road running from High Street to the Demesne Road J3978 : The Demesne Road, Holywood. This... (more)
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CS Lewis streets, Belfast
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3674 Category: Street J3674 : CS Lewis sculpture, Belfast gives some indication of CS Lewis’s connection with east Belfast.... (more)
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CS LewisX
HousesX
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Nelson Memorial Presbyterian church, Belfast
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3274 The Nelson Memorial Presbyterian church, Annesboro Street, completed in 1887 to... (more)
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Mineral Street, Belfast (1)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3476 Originally a late-19th century street, off York Road (background), and now part... (more)
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Grand Street, Hilden
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J2765 A row of brightly-painted houses at the far end of Grand Street. Delacherois... (more)
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Belfast Royal Academy plaque, St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (December 2018)
by Albert Bridge for square J3374 A plaque, on the Academy Street railings of St Anne’s Cathedral, recording the... (more)
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CathedralX
type:Close LookX
top:Historic Sites and ArtefactsX
subject:PlaqueX
PlaqueX
top:Religious SitesX
Site of Former SchoolX
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Essex Street, Wash Common
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SU4565 In 1643 during the English Civil War, the first Battle of Newbury was fought on... (more)
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Ravenhill Lane, Newtownards (May 2015)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J4872 Houses off the Lansdowne Road. The stone (bottom right) records that the... (more)
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place:NewtownardsX
subject:StreetX
StreetX
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Two telephone boxes, Portadown
by Albert Bridge for square J0053 Two telephone boxes at the Church Street end of Mandeville Street. The origin... (more)
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Coppock Close, Headington Quarry
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SP5506 The street name commemorates James Coppock, one of the founders of Headington... (more)
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"The Boiler House" apartments, Stewart Street, Belfast (July 2014)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3473 A recently-completed block of housing association apartments, at Stewart Street,... (more)
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Blenheim Drive, Newtownards (1)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J4872 Blenheim Drive is one of two main roads through the West Winds estate. This... (more)
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Castle Lane, Comber (1)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J4569 A row of houses, on two levels, on the western side of Castle Lane. For the... (more)
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Langtry Court, Belfast
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3574 A private development, of townhouses and apartments, at the Albertbridge Road... (more)
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The Owen O'Cork mill, Belfast
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3673 Category: Mill (converted) The Owen O’Cork Mill on the Beersbridge Road. Built in 1873, it replaced a corn... (more)
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The Cable Road, Whitehead
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J4791 Category: Street Formerly called Queen’s Avenue, the Cable Road takes its name from the undersea... (more)
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East Perry
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square TL1466 Wikipedia says "Before becoming a parish in its own right the village was... (more)
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Habitat Way, Wallingford
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SU6089 New housing on the site of the large warehouse which was part of the Habitat... (more)
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Pimms Grove, High Wycombe
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SU8992 A residential street named after nearby woodland, not the drink.
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Skippons Close, Wash Common
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SU4564 Two battles during the English Civil War took place at Newbury in 1643 and 1644.... (more)
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Alfred Street, Belfast (June 2018)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J3473 A long and straight street running from Ormeau Avenue to May Street... (more)
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Corner of Great Central Avenue
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square TQ1185 Over the road from South Ruislip Station, Great Central Avenue is a modest... (more)
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Local ShopsX
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Barbers Walk, Tring
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SP9111 The street name sign says :-
"To remember Private Edward Barber VC of... (more)
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Aldrin Road
by Des Blenkinsopp geograph for square SX9294 By the look of the houses, this area would have been under development around... (more)
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The Pound, Greyabbey - July 2016(1)
by Albert Bridge geograph for square J5767 A lane between the Portaferry Road and the shore of Strangford Lough. In... (more)
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