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Canons Corner Box

Started by hb88banzai, Oct 10, 2012, 01:56 pm

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Oct 10, 2012, 01:56 pm Last Edit: Dec 25, 2015, 11:02 pm by hb88banzai
The Box on Spur Road next to the Canons Park Trolleybus Turnaround at Canons Corner - S23

Photo dated as 26 December 1961 --

Spur_Road_Box-S23-(26Dec1961).jpg

A blowup of the Box --

Spur_Road_Box-S23-(26Dec1961)-Blowup.JPG

Current street view --

Spur_Road_Box-S23-CurrentStreetview.JPG

The playing field and buildings in the background are now obscured by trees.

View of the approximate Box Site --

Spur_Road_Box-S23-SiteStreetview.JPG

Box Site Street View URL:  http://maps.google.com/maps?q=stonegrove+road,+stanmore,+uk&hl=en&ll=51.621843,-0.292355&spn=0.000719,0.003659&sll=51.62168,-0.292768&sspn=0.006634,0.014634&t=h&hnear=Stonegrove,+Greater+London+HA8,+United+Kingdom&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.621845,-0.292356&panoid=g6pQ7LuE5Shx9frEsJ2Dgw&cbp=12,144.88,,0,23.16

Not a lot in the original photo to identify this corner, but here is another photo in the same series showing the same trolleybus leaving the turnaround --

Spur_Road_Box-S23-(26Dec1961)-TurnaroundApproach.jpg

And here is the current street view showing the same building (now a McDonald's of all things), which is only about 50 yards south of the Turnaround --

Spur_Road_Box-S23-ApproachStreetview.JPG

EDIT: Topic renamed "Canons Corner Box" as that was the name of the roundabout that became the Trolleybus Turnaround, with description of the Site location updated as well to reflect this. -- hb88banzai