Bridge repaired

I posted a picture of this bridge connecting Douglas Footpath to the towpath when it was closed for repairs and those repairs have now been done leaving only a change in colour as evidence.

Two times 16

Sixteen Sandy Lane wants you to be sure that this is number sisxteen so it has the house number on both gate posts.

Roof timbers

It is hard to monitor progress on Little Cottage, on the south-east corner of Sudbrook Lane and Bute Avenue, because there are no gaps in the hoardings and I have not been lucky in catching the gate open so the only visible area is the roof so I was plad to catch some action in that area with roof timbers being added to the metal frame.

Butterflies

I really like the way that the decorations on this post are refreshed periodically, this time with butterflies.

Trees removed in Parkleys

This small patch of land, where Parkleys meets Ham Farm Road, has had some adventures in recent months, including the removal of a line of trees in front of the fence on the right which was then replaced. 

The latest change is the removal of two mature fir trees at the far end of the plot (one of the stumps can be seen in the middle) leaving the area almost empty of vegetation.

Let us hope that there is a more positive story for this plot still to come.

Long grass

I do not understand Richmond Council's approach to verge mowing with areas that were left to grow previously being cut this year, e.g. Broughton Avenue, so I was pleased to see some grass left to grow naturally in Sandy Lane.

GG LOC

It is not that unusual to come across a film crew locally but this is the first time that I have done so in Ashfield Close. 

It was the "GG LOC" sign at the entrance to Ceadar Heights that alerted me to the filming but I was intending to check up on those roads anyway.

The Walled Garden

This is quite a modest sign is terms of size and colour but it is sufficient to its purpose of confirming that the gate next to is indeed that to The Walled Garden at the entrance to Sudbrook Gardens.

Temporary repairs

A few weeks ago I mentioned that several of the posts placed at the entrance to Great South Avenue on the north side of Ham Common had been destroyed by incompetent drivers and since then it looks as though at least two of the posts have been reinstated and at least one of those has been knocked out again.

It all seems rather pointless and I will not mention these posts again unless Richmond Council get serious and use a more serious deterrent for bad driving.

I have only mentioned them at all because they are a visual measure of the threats pedestrians face constantly from bad drivers whether crossing the road or just walking along the pavement.