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Where is it?
Grange Road...
... meanders south from the junction of Langham Road and South Downs Road past old houses, a school and some newer housing and playing fields, and eventually terminates in woodland close to the River Bollin at the southern edge of Bowdon.
If you know anything about its history, or former residents, drop me a line.
Views of Grange Road
OS grid ref.: SJ 7629 8627
what3words ref.: ///rides.cones.meant
Looking south from close to the junction with Langham Road.
Some of the older housing near the junction with South Downs Road.
Thomas Alfred Coward (1867-1933), the noted naturalist, was born in Bowdon and died in "Brentwood", shown here. Note the blue plaque in his memory.
Typical Grange Road property, one of the older buildings on the road.
These more recent properties face onto Grange Road, but were undoubtedly built at the same time as those on Fletcher Drive.
Bowdon CofE School, photographed at a weekend!
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Grange Court
Grange Court - a more recent development on Grange Road.
Where is it?
Fletcher Drive...
...is a recent development, which includes Weaver Close and Thatcher Close to form the letter "E", on the western side of Grange Road. The properties are exclusively detached houses.
If you can provide any further information, e.g. dates, please drop me a line using this button.
Vicarage Lane, incl. Brereton Close & The Lymes
Where are they?
Vicarage Lane runs south from Langham Road as far as the Priory Road/Bollin Avenue crossroads. Although predominantly residential, it is also the commercial centre of old Bowdon, with a co-op convenience store, a pharmacy, a small cluster of shops at the York Road/Hall Road crossroads, and a restaurant called "Borage".
Brereton Close is the tiny cul de sac on the eastern side of the lane. The Lymes is the cul de sac on the western side by the Post Office.
OS grid ref.: SJ 7612 8637
what3words ref.: ///animal.flip.person
Vicarage Lane
This is the view north up Vicarage Lane from the co-op.
Date of photography: November/December 2020
Large pair of semi-detached properties on east side of road at junction with Brereton Close.
If you know anything about Vicarage Lane and its history, or have any pointless trivia, please get in touch using this button.
View north from the junction with Brereton Close.
Brereton Close
This is the attractive, modern property you see in front of you when you turn off Vicarage Lane into Brereton Close. It backs onto Ash Grove.
Brereton Close is a tiny cul de sac on the eastern side of Vicarage Lane. It contains just three properties. Here are two of them.
Looking back towards Vicarage Lane from Brereton Close. I wonder how much longer the council will permit that tree to remain?
The Lymes
The co-op convenience store and post office at the junction with Vicarage Lane.
Town houses right next to the co-op.
More town houses on The Lymes.
More views of Vicarage Lane
St Luke's Church. Scroll down this page to learn more about the church and its activities.
Looking north up Vicarage Lane from the junction with Hall Road.
Perhaps a little shabby, but has character. On the eastern side of Vicarage Lane at the junction with York Road.
The blight of Covid-19. "Borage" is a popular French restaurant.
"Happy Chanuka", three lights lit - can you work out when this photo was taken?
York Road
Where is it?
York Road runs east-west between Grange Road and Vicarage Lane. It's made up of solid terraced houses, presumably from the late C19/early C20, but none of the properties has a garage, which naturally makes parking problematic.
OS grid ref.: SJ 7618 8626
what3words ref.: ///closes.narrow.copper
Views of York Road
Typical York Road housing - brick built and solid.
View from eastern end, note the absence of garages.
Looking east towards Grange Road; parking must be a nightmare.
Ashby Villas on the northern side of the road
Why do some people need a ludicrous vehicle like this in Bowdon and park it on the pavement? Why not pave the road and make it into a shared space?
Autumn 2021: Looking west along the road. The junction you can see is with Eaton Road/Ash Grove.
Ash Grove
Ash Grove is a cul de sac running north off York Road and covers a former nursery.
OS grid ref.: SJ 7618 8634
what3words ref.: ///hook.frost.cult
Looking south showing semi-detached housing.
1930s(?) semis with more recent housing towards the end of the cul de sac. Please get in touch if you have any more information.
Ray (having just washed his car) outside his home near the entrance to Ash Grove
Eaton Road & Eaton Court
Eaton Road runs north-south to link York Road and Brick Kiln Row. Eaton Court is a small cul de sac on the eastern side of the road.
Traditional terraced housing looking north down the road.
OS grid ref.: SJ 7618 8619
what3words ref.: ///launch.from.deeper
Running repairs on a house at the northern end of the road.
A small terraced house at the northern end of the road.
This is Eaton Court, the cul de sac on the eastern side of the road. The houses are a bit grander.
A typical dwelling on Eaton Road.
Late 2024 Update
Unsurprisingly perhaps, there's been a flurry of new visitors to the site since my presentation to the Hale U3A History Group on October 21st. If you're one of them - welcome! I hope you found the site and the talk interesting.
Instead of scrolling through all that boasting on social media, why not spend some time scrolling around your local area?
Click on the button below to start your exploration!