For You Lot Wonderful English Architecture

England has some wonderful quondam architecture together with hither are some gems from the South West. The motion painting higher upwards is of Buckler's Hard, which backs onto the Beaulieu river inwards the New Forest. It was originally built inwards the 18th C for workers of a thriving send edifice industry, forthwith it's a rattling pop tourist attraction.

Anyone of a certainly historic menstruum volition recognise this street from the Hovis adverts inwards the 1980's. It's Gold Hill inwards Shaftesbury inwards Dorset together with yeah that loma is every chip equally difficult equally the man child on his bike made it look!

Another hidden precious rock is the hamlet of Milton Abbas, likewise inwards Dorset. This pocket-size hamlet of 36 identical thatched houses was built inwards 1780 to household the nearby villagers of Middleton which was afterwards demolished. The hamlet was considered an eyesore past times Lord Milton who lived inwards the magnificent Milton Abbey, together with thus he moved it!

Here inwards Southampton nosotros accept our ain petty gem, the Uplands Estate which is or together with thus the metropolis centre together with all the same feels inwards the country. Herbert Collins built this 2 route estate inwards the 1920's together with 1930's together with he was strongly influenced past times the Garden City Movement of the time.

The roads accept grass verges, bricked pavements together with the houses are all wider than the are deep to maximise the natural low-cal inside. Although all privately owned, a strict covenant makes certainly the architecture is preserved correct downwards to the colour of the windows together with fronts doors. No UPVC double glazing here!

The estate fifty-fifty has it's ain brick built post service box amongst a memorial plaque to Herbert Collins. He built a publish of similar estates throughout Southampton only this remains the best together with close pop amongst household cost reflecting the demand.

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