A number of streets on a new housing estate have been given James Bond-related names to honour a town’s ties to the film franchise.
The Robin Gardens development in Swindon, Wiltshire, has had its roads named after actors who starred in the The World Is Not Enough in 2001. It is after the town’s former Motorola building, now a base for Vygon UK, appeared very briefly in the film.
Names include Bond Place and Dench Close, after Dame Judi Dench who played M, the head of MI6 – after Swindon Borough Council was approached by developer Taylor Wimpey.
Councillor Dan Adams, who came up with the theme along with councillor Jake Chandler, said they did it “so that little bit of history wasn’t lost”.