French Street -
towards the river
the wall at a
splendid old house
of Rope Walk...
of Rope Walk
Photo Features
A Spring walk along French Street (for the Montiels)
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| Looking down French Street - towards the river | A glimpse through the wall at a splendid old house | Houses to the left of Rope Walk... | ...Rope Walk ... | ...and houses to the right of Rope Walk |
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| Riverwards from the Green Strip | ... the Green Strip ... | Jockeywards from the Green Strip | the old Butchers | and the current Londis |
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| A hidden lane to more cottages | the entrance to Oakington Drive | new buildings on the old factory site | the Jockey | in closeup. |
 | COMING TO SUNBURY SOON... ...UNLESS YOU CAN STOP THEM | | HAPPENING TO SUNBURY SOON... ...UNLESS YOU CAN STOP THEM |
January - A barren sleeping landscape
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| The end of Christmas - a pile of old trees in the car park | This ivy by the entrance to the park is the greenest thing around | A carpet of brown leaves is spread beneath the trees | Wherever you look the branches are bare | Yet in a few months this will all be green again! |
December - A rather wobbly collection of Carol Singers
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| A crowd of figures stand silhoutted in Thames Street | the carol singers are gathered around the sparklimg tree | and join in the singing with great verve | accompanied by the Salvation Army Band. | This has become a super annual event! |
September - Work on the Millenium Embroidery Gallery Starts
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| The workmen set up the barricades which conceal the work | and give the panels a nice coat of green paint | and behind the boards the demolition starts | to make room for the Emroidery Gallery. | The bricks from the wall are removed stacked and saved. |
August - A Stroll through the Walled Garden
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| The Scented Area but beware NETTLES! | A warming display of bright blooms | Well tended beds and verges | Splendid urns add ornamentation | Somewhere to sit and think after the gardens |
Late July - filling potholes in The Avenue
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| Traffic queues caused by resurfacing The Avenue | The old surface faces the new | A minor problem with the machinery | No wonder I can never get a parking space! |
Early July - an Open Garden day in Sunbury
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| A shady walkway | Packed shrubs | A central feature | Odd things in the potting shed | Glowing lily in sheltered pond | An ornate dragon |
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| River view | Inviting gazebo | Is that a hen? | A naked lady flees the gaze | Ivy enfolds a water feature | An entrance tempts the eye |
A Day Trip to the Seaside in June
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Around Sunbury, Bank Holiday (End May)
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Good Friday on Sunbury Island 2005
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