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Scenes from Nanpantan Reservoir

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Thorpe Acre - July 2020

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Thorpe Acre Green. The stone slab towards the right is where a war memorial was erected earlier this month on VJ Day. Oxburgh Close. Buckingham Drive, looking towards the path through Jubilee Park Howard Close, looking towards the entrance at Buckingham Drive. Chatsworth Road, one of the shortest streets in Loughborough, has only six properties on it. Taken at the Thorpe Acre Road end. Sandringham Drive, from its junction with Chatsworth Road and Buckingham Drive. The woodland seen in the distance is Gorse Covert. Shops at the end of Wordsworth Road. Wordsworth Road, from Browning Road. Buckingham Drive, taken from its junction with Chatsworth Road and Sandringham Drive. Jubilee Park and a bridge over the Blackbrook. Underneath Jubilee Park is a water main from the Derwent reservoir systems in northern Derbyshire.  The pipe makes a noticeable straight line through the western side of Loughborough when seen aerially. Thorpe Acre Road, looking towards the Thorpe Acre Green and shops. San

Various images

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Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, January 2019. A Kinchbus 12 turns the corner at Swan Street bound for Shelthorpe in November 2018. The Optare Tempos served on the Kinchbus town circulars, the 11 and 12, from purchase new in 2007 until a few days ago at the time of writing - about 13 years. Swan Street, November 2018. A selection of local buses wait to leave the bus stop at Ashby Square in November 2018. In front, the Kinchbus 5 (460) is heading for Shelthorpe, whilst the Sprint behind it heads for the university. Behind the Sprint is an 11/12 bus , also bound for Shelthorpe. Loughborough market, January 2019. Loughborough's Lidl supermarket under construction, January 2019.  

First images - Christmas 2018 in Barrow and Quorn

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South Street in Barrow-upon-Soar, Christmas 2018. South Street in Barrow-upon-Soar, Christmas 2018. The Mountsorrel Bypass, looking towards Loughborough, Christmas 2018. The Mountsorrel Bypass, looking towards Leicester, Christmas 2018. Farley Way, Quorn, Christmas 2018. Farley Way, Quorn, Christmas 2018.