SU1488 : Houses in Melksham Close, 'the valley', Penhill, Swindon

near to Haydon Wick, Swindon, Great Britain

Houses in Melksham Close, 'the valley', Penhill, Swindon
Houses in Melksham Close, 'the valley', Penhill, Swindon
Melksham Close is at the northern edge of Penhill. The estate was developed in the early to mid 1950s by the local council. I understand it had been intended to complete the estate a few hundred metres south of here but circumstances made the council decide to carry on down the northern slope of the hill the estate is mainly built upon. This northern extension became known as 'the valley' and soon acquired something of a poor reputation where it was suspected 'problem families' were housed. I have no way of knowing whether that is true or, if it is, was a deliberate policy on the part of the Housing department. It is true that there have been instances of some properties in the valley having been used as crack houses LinkExternal link
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SU1488, 13 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
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Brian Robert Marshall   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Friday, 3 October, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 3 October, 2008
Category
Housing estate   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 146 886 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.7689N 1:47.4027W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 146 886
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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