A close-up of the Denes

I have posted a few pictures of the Denes over the last year or so as it was being built but now that it is finished I am able to walk around and take some close-up shots. I took this one to show the nice, if not very original, combination of brickwork, rendering, railings and window frames. Sadly these fine features are let down by the large expanse of wood in the middle of the building. These are the doors to, I presume, store rooms (there is separate storage for bins and bicycles). The wood is far too bright for the rest of the building and your eye is really drawn to the doors as you approach the building, rather than to the nice detail elese where or even to the entrance. The wood used across the top of the doors is far nicer.

LC04 ESV on double yellow lines

White walls, red door, blue pots, green plants

It's the contrasts that I like here. The house, in New Road, is a typical cottage for the area, nothing special, but they have made the most of its appearance by painting it a bright white and contrasting this with a luscious red front door and a few decorative pots and plants.

Nice house in Ham Farm Road

Ham Farm Road has a lot going for it; it faces Ham Common Woods, the road goes nowhere so there is little traffic and it has a nice collection of individually designed houses. The windows and doors of this one are a great colour too.

Front gate at Ormeley Lodge

The beauty of the iron work on the front gate at Ormeley Lodge speaks for itself. I took a picture of the house last year.

Hidden house

At the cul-de-sac where Parkleys joins Ham Farm Road there is this old house which seems a little out of place surrounded by the much newer houses. Finding it was a pleasant surprise.

Nice garden in Ham Farm Road

I quite like the house too but it's the garden that I really like. The circular brick path to the front door is so cool.

Refurbishment in Ham Gate Avenue

One of the cottages in Ham Gate Avenue is having some work done to it.

House under threat in Ham Farm Road

There is a planning application to demolish this house and to replace it with two houses and some flats.