"Streets on Taylor Wimpey's Robin Gardens development bear the names of figures close to the franchise. There is of course Bond Place, but also Desmond Crescent and Llewelyn Road, both named after the legendary actor who played Q. The BBC also reports that there is a nod to Pierce Brosnan, although the main draw seems to be Dench Close, which seems more like a warning than a residential address but never mind."
"Why Swindon? Well, it could be because Ian Fleming is buried nearby, in the parish church of St James's, Sevenhampton, or because he wrote Quantum of Solace just a 10-minute drive from the town centre. But no. It's because, 25 years ago, the exterior of the Motorola building was passed off as a Turkish oil refinery in the film The World is Not Enough."
"On one hand, this is all very sweet for all anybody knows, the new estate will outlive Bond, and this will become a charming piece of local folklore, plus god knows Swindon could use a bit more glamour but also: is that it? An entire estate has been named after the fact that a location scout decided that a phone factory looked enough like an oil refinery to fool cinemagoers?"
A housing estate in north Swindon has named multiple roads after James Bond-related figures. Streets on Taylor Wimpey’s Robin Gardens development include Bond Place, Desmond Crescent, and Llewelyn Road, referencing actors associated with the franchise. Dench Close is also included, along with a nod to Pierce Brosnan. The choice of Swindon is connected to a former Motorola manufacturing facility whose exterior was used in The World Is Not Enough, where it was portrayed as a Turkish oil refinery. The naming is framed as both charming local folklore and a question of whether it is a sufficient or meaningful tribute compared with other possible location-based connections.
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