Cedar Heights from Richmond Park

I have made some less than favourable comments about the appearance of the front of the new house in Cedar Heights and I thought that I would go into Richmond Park to see if the view of the back of the house is any better. It isn't.

It is the simplicity and uniformity of the design that annoys me more than anything else. There is nothing about it that I like.

Green house in Sudbrook Gardens

Many of the houses in Sudbrook Gardens have been substantially rebuilt or remodelled over the years but the first house on the left as you enter the road has remained nicely untouched. The period styling of the house is still quaint and the green paint adds a nice touch.

I dare say that this house's turn for a refresh will come and when it does they will have to work hard to make it look as good as it does now.

A misty morning on Ham Common

Ham Common has many moods and even though I have walked across it or around it thousands of times it still has the capacity to surprise and delight me, as it did on this crisp February morning.

A little extension in New Road

New Road is sort on my way to work (I have various routes to choose from) and that is giving me the opportunity to check the progress of a new extension being built in New Road. This is how it looked on 31 January.

Almost a month later, 25 February, the walls were taking shape and the dimensions of the extension were more obvious. But the main reason that I took this picture was the collection of materials and tools that the construction demanded as they enlivened the scene with interesting shapes and colours.

Bull Meadow

I do not know how official it is but the school playing field in Sandy Lane has been named as Bull Meadow by Richmond Park FC. I have never seen a bull there, and I never expect to, but I like the name and, besides, any name is better than no name.

Minor works to St Andrew's

I wander down Church Street quite often these days, mostly to check on the progress on Richmond Chase (Latchmere House), and on one of my recent walks there I noticed some minor works being done to St Andrew's.

HY59 XRC and YG61 MLL ignore double yellow lines

This section of Parkleys Parade, outside Wendy's Workshop, attracts a lot of bad parkers who are perfectly happy to park on double yellow lines and also block the dropped kerb thereby being an unnecessary annoyance to both pedestrians and motorists. The double yellow lines are there for a reason.

Merlewood gets a new name plate

Back in June 2016 I posted a picture of the new fence at Merlewood in Hazel Lane and noted at the time that the house had a hand drawn name plate on the gate; finally that has been replaced by a neat wood one.

Sunken boat

It gives me great pleasure to walk over Teddington Lock Footbridge twice a day on my way to and from work and I always cross slowly looking both ways to take in the view. On this day the view towards Kingston included a small boat that had lost its long battle against the water.