Ham House hidden

This is the rear gate to Ham House, approached via Melancholy Walk, which usually offers a lovely view of the house through the gate but not when it is draped in plastic sheeting.

Ham Hardware

This shop on Ham Parade had been operating incognito for a couple of weeks until the arrival of a sign announcing, to nobody's surprise, that it is called Ham Hardware.

Three dead trees

These three trees along the edge of The Copse may be dead but they still make a dramatic impression with their dark twisting branches etched on to the grey sky.

White boxes

The hoardings have come down at 2 Ashfield Close revealing a rather unassuming set of white boxes riddled with glass. Despite being brashly modern it has little street impact but a good front garden could fix that.

PK72 AYA

This parking, outside The New Inn, looks reasonable until you see the one-way sign.

Glass sign

Distinctive houses deserve a distinctive sign and the modern houses in Riven Lane have certainly got one.

Rainbow door

It is impossible to miss this door in Lammas Road for all the right reasons.

Wall watching

In common with many other people, I walk along Ham Street frequently which allows me to monitor closely the works at Stokes House. At the moment my attention is captivated by the wall.

Great care has been taken to give the wall with its potted history a consistent appearance and also a structure and a finish that will last for many more years. It is a real pleasure to see.

Update on 33 Ham Farm Road

33 (and 35) Ham Farm Road is continuing its unusual combination of merging two properties into one, demolishing the original building apart form one room, building a large extension to the room and adding a garden studio (which is a habitable space) right next to the main house, all this undercover of extensive sheeting.