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Key: National Cycle Network Diversion. Thames Path Diversion (Public footpath 100/25/10) Closure Path unaffected Notes:Do not scale from this drawing. 1. Site verify all dimensions prior to construction. 2. Report all discrepancies to the Drawing Originator immediately. 157 29 31 3. GALLEY FIELD Refer to drawing 201120-SKA-HGN-RT7-DR-CH-0070-D2-D00 4. for sign schedule. 60.7m TCB Additional S and T signs will be required for path works within 1 5. Abbey Meadows, in conjunction with Contractors works Shelter 2 35 programme. 143 7 NCN Rt5 to be closed for the majority of the works. Thames 1 DAISY BANK 6. Path will only be closed for limited periods of time. SAFFRON COURT GALLEY FIELD TTRO required for Thames Path Closure Only. 34 Meadows 60.4m End 7. Witamy Arrochar 4 26 1 131 4 2 21 GRUNDY 20a 60.5m 3 CLOSE PURSLANE 20 6 to 1 73 to 76 to 73 60.2m 7 8 14 7 NORMAN AVENUE 2a 8 119 7a Thomas Reade 12 RADLEY ROAD Primary School to 9 8 1a 13 64 to 66 to 64 12 15 ED & Ward Bdy 14 13 117 60 to 63 Cheriton 11 115 105 Play Area 10b 103 38 to 2 60.2m 11a 41 50 to 53 11b 52 Kingfisher 48 School 42 49 LB to 37 47 51 13 105b 105a 1 37 1 101a Shelter DAISY BANK Audavia 12 24 16 113 11 60.3m 48 15 30 111 19 25 El Warren Sub Sta House 10 9 14 95 109 25 107 13 14 44 Tamarisk 5 6 5 101 Waveney House 4 Clematis ST JOHN'S ROAD 8 7 13 Place 36 3 The Haven 2 25 1 LEVERY CLOSE 5 2 1 2 97 59.1m 38 44 45 Riversdale 27 89 9 THE WARREN 1 21 23 50 51 73a 87 Woodstock Kenwith 17 19 73b Upwey 73c Wychwood 3 Glemmtal 13 53 Lynton Shambles 52 Lock View 4 Play Area 73d 54 55 Red House Hill 40 6 Our Lady's Abingdon Senior School 5 House 7 56 57 The Croft 1 1 71a The Glen 3 Community 32 58 7 Centre 85 CLOSE 58a 59.4m 10 LB Our Lady's Abingdon Junior School DENTON 24 60 8 62 61 15 63 59 64 4 8 65 11 WELLESBOURNE 4 1 12 HADLAND ROAD Shelter 22 41 75 45 1 42 CR 44 71 46 3 12 48 43 20 47 13 59.8m 16 CLARENDON CLOSE CLOSE 11 1 HART CLOSE 61 6 12 18 39 St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 17 1 40 CW LB 7 38 12 21 8 53 37 20 ELWES CLOSE 17 CLOSE 1 51 35 13 KENT CLOSE 36 RADLEY ROAD 11 7 34 6 1 Hall 33 60.0m MORTON 3 1 9 41 1 READE AVENUE 13 12 12 17 Stone 31 32 31 12 El Sub Sta 30 19 11 4 CLOSE 29 DUNDAS 11 23 4 8 4 Norden 21 16 Shelter 7 5 3 Catholic Church 5 33 27 1 7 of Our Lady 23 8 15 and St Edmund Tennis Courts 1 1 17 ED Bdy 12 El 5 8 27 16 Sub 28 12 9 19 4 20 23 24 Sta 2 15 60.0m 6 16 1 26 12 28 25 18 1 17 22 8 92 11 17 1 21 14 6 5 Presbytery CLOSE 13 11 9 12 HOBBS CLOSE CR 16 2 LEE AVENUE 35 10 91 KEMPSTER Playing Field 13 9 27 94 15 17 HERMAN 12 12 19 13 9 to 13 19 26 HOLT 14 14 59.9m THE 2 27 1 5 to 8 20 CLOSE 29 18 AUDLETT DRIVE 1 to 4 31 16 Abingdon-on-Thames 28 30 14 59.0m 14 to 18 87 24 FB 14 22 20 20 24 15 AUDLETT DRIVE 22 34 21 99 13 2 63 Farriers Mews 44 29 16 44 21 20 Ward Bdy 102 101 83 18 74 84 21 34 73 20 38 112 100 32 72 DODSON COURT THE MOTTE 105 PENLON PLACE 71 The 52 LB 83 36 75 114 Paddocks 23 22 16 68 116 96 26 76 48 82 16 25 12 22 14 67 70 81 10 79 16 St John's Hospital 18 69 77 78 79 27 77 El 26 8 80 108 (Almshouses) 21 to 1 28 28 49 28 Sub 15 54 90 109 35 LMD 2 to 16 Sta 64 75 65 4 18 62 to 84 51 90a El 1 43 1 to 3 66 LMD Sub Sta 30 2 117 12 86 to 108 SHERWOOD AVENUE 75a 111 VINTNER 18 29 JNM App River 4 86 El 20 1 3 2 C D Dodson Sub 36 61 85 38 to 60 21 30 Court 4 to 2 Sta Chk'd 3 1 to 21 to 1 Stert 60 64 69 1 ROAD 1 to 7 to 1 12 64a 58 24 70 Skatepark 11 to 20 to 11 58.1m CS 126 Drn SUTTON CLOSE 39 74 23 to 39 JACKMAN CLOSE 57 23 5 128 45 to 65 to 45 10 129 THE 27 70 130 11 8 18 to 44 to 18 MOTTE 26 to 21 59 to 63 to 59 4 10 to 7 68 4 43 to 23 9 3 to 6 to 3 El 5 Mullard House 132 to 110 71 2 PENLON PLACE Sub Sta 113 to 91 46 46 Play Area CURTIS AVENUE 66 41 to 61 13 53 1 124 13 48 131 62 57 to 53 47 Barton Description 60 65 49 (remains of) 87 52 First Issue 5 15 to 19 58 51 51 10 6 Science Park to 134 28 48 to 76 to 48 NEW STREET12 50 VINEYARD 8 17 Stert 35 2 29 63 1 32 47 C D 134 to 156 to 134 76 Cottage 115 to 137 30 8 15 45 43 WITHINGTON COURT 29 AUDLETT DRIVE 24-08-20 10 77 Newvine 4 44 28 CW 88 1 to 7 Berkeley House 24 57.0m 78 D00 6 Cottage El Sub Sta Date 1 38 1 Willow 82 10 El Sub Sta 5 11 37 45 4 95 8 73 9 35 Audlett Drive QUAKERS COURT 23 18 36 BARTON LANE 33 14 2 3 139 to 165 to 139 AUDLETT DRIVE Rev Banbury Court 180 to 158 Audlett Drive 92 32 75 to 91 to 75 9 LB 93 1 to 35 to 1 27 10 3 12 88 VINTNER 1 Barton Lane 14 1 to 16 26 Revisions 90 to 106 to 90 7 2 E E 45 15 Veterinary ROAD 1 to 12 Surgery 25 13 22 Drawing Originator Working On Behalf Of Posts Thames Court Thames View Ward Bdy The Pentagon 4 24 37 12 5 Posts 48 Works E E 17 54.8m 17 to 23 to 26 23 1 Pumping Station CRABTREE 4 Car Park THE QUADRANT 21 El MAGNETTE CLOSE 16 D C Sub Sta A1 6 15 17 to 59 to 17 16 13 127 7 PLACE The Vines 126 17 5 ESS 9 9 THAMES VIEW 24 to 35 4 to 7 to 4 117 to 122 8 Drain El Sub Sta Science Park 123 Abbey Offices E E 110 to 116 Centre 10 62 145 to 172 9 Off-road shared-use cycle track Army and Sea 2 11 El 59 to 62 99 Mast (Telecommunication) Cadet HQ El Sub 105 to Drain PENTAGON SOUTH 1 63 Sub 109 Sta to Pond Sta 68 135 53 52.5m 16 to 24 to 16 Mast to 58 Surgery 95 67 El C D 141 to 144 Drawing Status 136 to 140 100 to 14 A Sub Grange Court 53.7m 104 Multistorey Sta 69 Supermarket 47 to 52 Car Park to Path Pentagon West 15 52 For Tender 71 29 Waitrose 85 to 83 to 91 to 94 to 91 Path 25 C Sewage Pumping Station U 2BARTON LANE Decker House 63 Abbey Stream Project Name (Resdidential Care Home) 72 to 78 31 Bridge ESS 90 to 86 TCB OLD STATION YARD 32 CR House 45 to 40 C D LB S-201120-Science Vale Cycle Network FB Abbey Stream 79 to 46 82 A 4 6 2 Dismantled Railway 8 C D ED & Ward Bdy 61 C D PH C D ApprovedLMD by 2 59 (Thames Path) 100/25/10 10 46 FB Title 57 A D F PH 39 Pitch and Putt Course Abbey Meadow Approved Date 55 S T SVCN Section 7A CheckedLMD by 23-08-20 STERT STREET 9 51 53 Barton Fields 38 to 44 to 38 Rev BURGESS CLOSE 7 49 Diversion Routes (1 of 2) Car Park Abbey Checked Date 5 1 36 A C F Cottages (Thames Path) 100/22/10 Path (um) Drain DrawnJNM by 23-08-20 Status 45 2 S T NCN Rt5 & Thames Path Closure D00 34 41 43 1 ABBEY CLOSE CF 39 Path (um) 32 Drain D2 35 37 Water Drawn Date 30 Weir 53.8m 33 Scale 03-08-20 28 31 Path Bank 29 1:2000 Abbey Gardens Abbey Meadow 2 Abbey Close FB Merriman, James (IS) 1 Abbey House Abbey Gardens Sheet Size Abbey Church Plans to be erected showing Statue Drawing Number El Sub Sta (Council Offices) (site of) alternative routes across the Printed by: FB Sluices A1 20 meadows and provide public information on the construction 18 to 14 works.
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