Some planting

This raised bed in the north-south leg of Ashburnham Road had been empty for a few months with a sign announcing that new planting was coming and that planting has now started. 

I could only read one of the signs, as I did not want to trample the ground, and that said "acer" so I am happy.

Dead trees gone

A few weeks ago I wondered about some dead trees in the green corner where Parkleys meets Ham Farm Road and that problem has been resolved by removing them, and the healthy ones, to make way for a new rear fence to a house in Ham Farm Road. 

The fence is rather lovely but I hope that the trees are replaced and that the corner becomes green again.

New frontage

Something quite substantial is happening to this house in Broughton Avenue with a new structure across the front. Clearly the appearance of the house is going to change a lot so the question will be how well it fits in with its adjoined neighbours.

Water works

The works I mentioned a few days ago at the junction of Ham Gate Avenue and Petersham Road continue all the way up to and in to Church Road and there are several open sections that give more of a clue as to the nature of the work.

I've called this post "water works" on the assumption that this is a pipe rather than a cable, though there is a Danger Electricity sign in the centre of the access cover. Whatever it is, it looks industrial and that is good enough for me.

Blue wall

It is impossible not to notice this blue end-wall when walking along Broughton Avenue from Simpson Road to Lock Road. It is a little daring and I like it for that.

New section of wall

The rear wall to Beaufort House, which faces on to Wiggins Lane, has featured here a couple of times before which is fitting for a wall of this stature and prominence. It gets mentioned this time because a section of it has been replaced.

Asymmetric garage

The new garage on the junction of Northweald Lane and Biggin Hill Close looks all but complete now that the door has been added and the approach has been paved. It also looks a little wonky.

I have spent more time than is healthy counting bricks to try and understand the wonkiness better and while the door looks to be placed in the centre the RSJ above it is not and the roof extends further on the left than on the right.

Black fence

This seems to be the season for fences and none of the other changes are as dramatic as this one on the corner of Ham Common and Lock Road that has gone from a safe brown to a striking black. The contrast with the white wall makes it even more dramatic and interesting.

Concrete slab

My plan not to take too many photographs of the redevelopment of Ham Close hit an early problem and I had to take this picture of the concrete slab at the Woodville Road end of the site.