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BELLEVUE CRESCENT

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One from the archive:—Image taken on 19 January 2017. 

No. 48 in an occasional photo-series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs.

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FOOT OF BROUGHTON STREET

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Beware! 

The detached base of this bollard is a dangerous trip hazard in the dark. 

A visitor last night sustained a bruised face and wrist broken in two places after falling here. 

At leas two urgent requests have now been made for the Council to fix this. 

PICARDY PLACE:—AUTUMN COLOURS

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Our photo has prompted some reaction to 'desiccated foliage' in the background. Readers have criticised Council officials for inadequate irrigation of the Picardy Place planting.

Spurtle is more sanguine. The Editor, at least, doesn't mind the seasonal die-back of plants at this time of year, and accepts that its early onset may have been unavoidable after an exceptionally dry, hot spring and summer.

In any case, editing of the photo has certainly reduced the full range of interesting yellows, browns, fawns and ochres which have appeared here over recent weeks.

STREET CIRCUS

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Very much the Marmite of Festival experiences. 

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PRECIPITOUS SPURTLESHIRE

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Brownie points to anyone able to identify this steep corner of Greater Spurtleshire. Location will be added to the foot of the page in a few days' time.

In the meantime, see map here. Beware of Broughton's elastic boundaries.

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