Cream house

Usually painting one house in a line of brick built ones is a mistake but this house on Meadlands Drive not only gets away with it, it thrives, thanks to its bold position on a corner of a recessed square. The climbing plants help too.

New signage

When I took my previous picture of Great Fish & Chips on Ham Parade I assumed that was the final look but since then the main sign above the unit has changed too. This view also how the colour of the front bricks has been used inside too.

Great Fish & Chips has had a few appearance changes in its relatively brief history and you can see them all here.

The face of The Cottage

While most of the work on The Cottage (facing north onto the Common) has been at the back and the side, the frontage is getting a refresh too. The works look to be nearly completed and I am looking forward to seeing the finished article.

Meadlands colour

It has been quite a while since I regularly walked my boys to The Russell School along Meadlands Drive (or through The Copse) and it is nice to revisit it for those memories and for gardens like this one.

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Battered box

I was intrigued by the work going on on Ham Parade over a couple of days and very unimpressed in the result. The box is ugly, blocks a lot of the pavement and is battered. 

After all the efforts Ham Parade Market have done in recent years to improve Ham Parade and boost its appeal this is a big step backwards.

Keep The Passageway Clear

It could be argued that a polite request would be better than an instruction but I am more interested in why there is a sign there at all as this short path off Murray Road goes nowhere.

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Lovely shrubs

Just as Dysart Avenue, Kingston joins Burnell Avenue, Richmond, there is this delightful garden showing what can be done without a lawn or traditional flower beds.