Woodbine Cottage

Somehow I have overlooked Woodbine Cottage, despite posting a few pictures of the garden I have never posted one of the house before, so I am pleased to correct that error.

Petersham Road is an awkward and generally unpleasant place to walk (road too busy, pavement too narrow and uneven) and I only use that route to look for new or interesting things and passing Woodbine Cottage the whiteness struck me first and then it was the lovely windows. The partial screening by trees add a welcome sense of mystery.

Repaving Kingfisher Drive

When Kingfisher Drive was resurfaced in 2022 I was surprised that such a quiet road warranted resurfacing and commented that the pavement repair programme also seemed to have odd priorities. That comment has become a prophecy with the equally quiet pavement also being replaced.

9 Ham Farm Road

This is one of the houses included in the modernist architecture guided walk Perambulation Nº27—Richmond to Ham by Stefi Orazi and it is easy to see why. Personally I think the protruding garage (off left) detracts from the cosy entrance area so I have focussed on just that.

Grey windows

This end of terrace house in Willow Bank looks to have replaced their windows and while the designs are the same, which is the right thing to do, the light grey colouring jars slightly with the white windows  elsewhere. It is only a small jar, enough to be noticed but not enough to get upset about.

Cables

There always seems to be filming going on somewhere locally and so it takes something a little unusual to attract my attention and this time it was the long line of thick cables running neatly along Upper Ham Road.

Green Fire Hydrant

When I first posted a picture of this Fire Hydrant sign in Woodville Road, back in 2018, it was faded and quite missable whereas the bright green paint (British Racing Green perhaps) makes it stand out proudly.

Clutter

I saw this patch of land, between the parallel paths to Teddington Lock, being prepared for something last month and those things have arrived. Those things are an interesting clutter of colours and shapes, like a small child's toys.

Delta House on Sandy Lane

While I find the mix of house styles in Sandy Lane more of a curse than a blessing I have always liked Delta House for its distinctive modernist styling, though it would look better if there was a front garden.

My limited, and frustrating, research failed to find a house number for the property, and it might not have one, which makes the absence of any identification on the front of the house, or entrance gates, rather bemusing. It is possible that the brass plate by the door says "Delta House" but being unreadable at this distance renders it useless.

This is one of the houses included in the modernist architecture guided walk Perambulation Nº27—Richmond to Ham by Stefi Orazi.

More Launch Lock works

Major works were done to Launch Lock over several months last year so I was surprised to see so many people back working there again.