Galloway & Overstone Road, Hammersmith
Galloway & Overstone Road, Hammersmith The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is located strategically on the north bank of the River Thames, due west of the City of London. Situated on the main west road from London to Bristol, Wales and the West Country, Hammersmith grew around this major road, serving travellers into and out […]
Fletton Quays, Peterborough
Fletton Quays, Peterborough Situated on the edge of the historic Fens, Peterborough has a rich heritage. Settled by man over 3500 years ago, with a cathedral dating back to AD655, there are plenty of reminders of the past, and recognising this, the City has many listed buildings including the old railway sheds and the 19th […]
Peters Village, Kent
Peters Village, Kent Peters Village is a new community, established on the East bank of Kent’s Medway river, possessing a bundle of historical interest. In the 1850’s, the land was owned by the Peters family of whom established a family run company of cement works, naming the business; “The Peters Works”. Ultimately, this is where […]
Knockroon Estate, Scotland
Knockroon Estate, Scotland In 2007, His Royal Highness Prince Charles; The Prince of Wales (formally known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland) initiated work in conjunction with the Scottish Government and multiple charities to produce a mixed-use development that would become an extension to the local town of Cumnock. This in return would support […]
Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield
Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield Chase Farm Hospital has been an NHS hospital since the advent of the NHS in 1948 – but was already over 50 years old by then. Begun as an orphanage to hold 500 children, by 1930 it was underused and was being used in part as an infirmary for sick children from […]
Riverwalk House
Riverwalk House On the junction of Vauxhall Bridge and Millbank in the City of Westminster a high-quality residential apartment block called Riverwalk. Designed by Stanton Williams Architects and completed in 2016, this award-winning development has fantastic views across the River Thames to Vauxhall, across the road to Tate Britain and the other way to Bessborough Gardens- one […]
Carpino Place, Salford
Carpino Place, Salford Salford, a city now largely contiguous with neighbouring Manchester, was once a larger town than it’s eastern neighbour. Although Bronze Age remnants have been found during excavations, it remained a small town up until the Industrial Revolution. Having been a textile town for hundreds of years , both of wool and heavy […]
Cheapside, Bridgend, Wales
Cheapside, Bridgend, Wales Bridgend is a strategically positioned town in South Wales, situated mid-way between Cardiff and Swansea, at a shallow fording point on the River Ogmore just below the confluence of three rivers flowing out of the valleys to the north of the town. Although little remains, there is evidence of ancient habitation in the area, and the […]
Station Road, Ashington
Station Road, Ashington The history of Ashington is closely tied to the coal mining industry. Until 1840, there was just a farming hamlet here, but the Duke of Portland built housing to encourage miners to come and work in his nearby mines. Miners came from all over the United Kingdom and Ireland, many escaping the […]
Commercial Way, Woking
Commercial Way, Woking Woking in Surrey, UK, originally was a small settlement built around the river Wey, which is recorded in the Domesday Book. This remained as the main community until the Basingstoke Canal and the railway station were constructed, when much of the community moved to the new town position. The original settlement was […]