Single porch

The few houses on Meadlands Drive between Clifford Road and Sandpits Lane have seen much work done to them in the last couple of years and that work is continuing. When these houses were done at the same time, in 2019, they were not given porches, unlike their two neighbours. Now one of the houses has broken ranks and is having a porch added.

It looks as though the other house is being prepared for a porch too and I hope it is otherwise they will look a very odd pair.

Roof revealed

I have been waiting for this roof, on the new house being built on the junction of Sandy Lane and Clifford Road. to be revealed for many months, and now it has. In some ways it is a little disappointing in its plainness but that is better than being ugly.

The trees are something of a mixed blessing in that they mask the bulk of the large house but the bit they hide is the more interesting part.

Leaning post

One of the complaints made against Petersham Nurseries is the impact of the traffic on the access track that passes St Peter's Church on the main walking route to Richmond and the state of this signpost helps to support those arguments.

Scaffolding returns to Sandpits Road

This house in Sandpits Road is another example of a recently built or refurbished house that has needed scaffolding back again soon after completion. There are no obvious defects on the house but I am not looking for those, I am looking at, and enjoying, the scaffolding.

New wall in Evelyn Road

Evelyn Road, off Ham Street, is a short road that goes nowhere so I rarely walk down it. Luckily this new wall and gate is at the Ham Street end of the road and so can be seen, and appreciated, when walking past.

Wildlife corridor destroyed

The destruction of the wildlife corridor through Royal Park Gate is all but complete with no response from Kingston Council (who own the land) and with much anger amongst residents and passers by.

Saxby House

The trend of having simple and easy to read house signs is one I heartily approve of and Saxby House at 50 Ham Street is a fine example.

Park Lane Stables RDA

Park Lane Stables RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) used to be based in Teddington (I often walked past them on my lunchtime walks) until they were unceremoniously thrown out by their then landlord. The story has a happy ending and the Stables have managed to secure the ownership of their site and are currently in the process of renovating it.

While this work is being done they have decamped to Manor Farm Stables by Ham Polo, as directed by this smart sign.

Maranda Court courtyard

A couple of months ago I welcomed the repainting of the once shabby Maranda Court in New Road and now it is the turn of its courtyard to get some praise. This is something of a nothing space that has been brilliantly transformed through the addition of several pots and a few hanging baskets.