SU1488 : Houses in Melksham Close, 'the valley', Penhill, Swindon
near to Haydon Wick, Swindon, Great Britain

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 Link
- Grid Square
- SU1488, 13 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Brian Robert Marshall (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Friday, 3 October, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 3 October, 2008
- Category
- Housing estate (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SU 146 886 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.7689N 1:47.4027W - Photographer Location
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SU 146 886 - View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
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