Ivy House and Ivy Cottage

Ivy House and Ivy Cottage on Upper Ham Road are on the south-east corner or Ham Common and are among the oldest houses in the area. They share the ivy name but not the ivy plant; there are two ivies. This becomes very apparent when the one on the right dies back in Autumn while the hardier one on the left remains green.

More homes

We now know what is being built on the land next to the Cassel Hospital in the south-east corner of Ham Common. It's fourteen 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments with basement car parking. Marketing from November 2007.

Stairs

These rather attractive stairs are at the north-east end of Ham Parade. The greenery in the background is Parkleys.

Ham Open Gardens 27 May

I saw this poster for Ham Open Gardens in the delicatessen this morning so it's lucky that I always have my camera with me. The brown around the edge is the delicatessen's floor!

Y 454 0KG

The double yellow lines are there because this is a corner and a pedestrian crossing so this really is a dangerous place to park.

Statue

This is a close-up of the statue on the corner of Parkleys and Ham Parade. It's in a little patch of grass surrounded by bushes and so is quite well hidden.

Ham Lands

Spring sees Ham Lands at its best.

Craig Road

These houses in Craig Road are typical for Ham and there are clusters of houses like this in several of the neighbouring roads and by the Russell School.

There are two sets of houses like these in Craig Road, both on the south-west side, that were built at different times and so are slightly different. The other set has yellower brick and does not have the design flaw that meant that all of these have had to have repairs done to the brickwork to fix damage caused by water.

Be aware!

One of the two warning signs on the Denes building site in Craig Road.