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Look at Romsey Town Design Statement for Romsey Whitenap Prepared by a team of volunteers in the area under the auspices of the
At first glance Whitenap appears to be homogenous, because most of the houses are of a similar height and built within a twenty year time span, using styles that were typical of new housing estates in the 1960s and 1970s. Furthermore they are nearly all brick faced, albeit with different colours of brick. As is common in much of Romsey, the upper storeys are often finished differently from the ground floor, with such features as different bricks, barge boards, ship lap or decorative tiling being used. The predominant form of roof covering is concrete tiles. However, on further examination, a good deal of variety can be found within the basic rectangular footprint of the original houses. The style of housing and lay-out of the area is well-liked.
A selection of fascias on the upper storeys showing tiles and wooden boards
Various roof styles and coverings in Whitenap
Botley Road and the southern end of Halterworth Lane
Botley Road was the first part of Whitenap to be developed, the first houses being put up in 1926. It consists of low density housing, with the buildings set well back from the road. The 48 houses are nearly all detached and comprise a mixture of bungalows and two-storey houses. They are very varied, no two being exactly the same, although originally some were built as pairs. Some of the buildings are close to their original design, while others have been extended or replaced. Some extensions are so subtle that they are hardly noticeable, whilst others appear to have been erected with only limited regard for the original building. All the houses have facilities to park vehicles off-road, although about 8 have no garages. Of the rest, 12 have garages that are attached to the houses and the rest have free standing garages. Not all the garages are visible from the highway, but at least 15 of them have pitched roofs while no fewer than 9 have flat roofs
Bays in Botley Road
The houses all have pitched roofs. About half the roofs are hipped, although the presence of bays or extensions to the houses have produced a number of composite roof shapes. About a quarter of the main house roofs have gable ends, while a few are half hipped. In general, the roofs are fairly steep, and some have dormer windows inserted. Most of the roofs have been retiled since the Second World War. The shop (number 127) retains its original diamond style roof. Most of these houses have chimney stacks, some with original chimney pots. The houses are brick built, the bricks mostly being of the medium shades of red that are traditional in this part of Hampshire. Some houses have been rendered with rough cast and painted, and there is a small amount of pebble-dash. Some houses have mock-Tudor vertical timbers with plaster inset, especially on gables. A few houses have an element of tile-hanging decoration. Several houses have small decorative features, such as patterns in the brickwork, and one has a wooden balcony. Many of the houses have recessed porches, variously open or part glazed. A few porches project from the line of the main wall. These mostly have sloping roofs supported on pillars. Most of the doors and windows have been replaced in a variety of styles. However, some of the houses still have original features including in some cases the original glass and letter box.
Elmtree Gardens
Whitenap Lane and Whitenap Close Whitenap Lane runs south from Botley Road to Foxhills and then eastward to the A27 Luzborough Lane. The buildings fall into two groups and these will be described separately. The largest group is that between Botley Road and Five Elms Drive. The houses between Five Elms Drive and Mountbatten School form a second group and finally there are a few houses opposite the school near the eastern end of Northlands Road. A small close runs northwards soon after the corner of the lane has been turned. Whitenap Lane from Botley Road to Five Elms Drive As in Botley Road, these houses are brick built and have been much extended and altered. The plots of land are smaller than those in Botley Road, and hence the shallow pitched roofs of the buildings are mostly set at right angles to the street line. The buildings are finished in bare brick, painted brick, or pebble-dash. On the south-west corner, lying well back from the road are two much older houses, each in its own grounds. One has two storeys and was originally two farm cottages. The other has three storeys. Once the corner has been turned, there are a few dwellings on the left hand side of the road. These bungalows and houses are set well back from the road with large front gardens. They are brick built, having red or pale buff bricks and have modern double-glazed windows. Whitenap Close
Whitenap Lane from Five Elms Drive to Mountbatten School Northlands Road, north-south section Like Whitenap Lane, Northlands Road is in two parts, one running north-south and the other, built in the 1970s, west-east. Originally Northlands Road was a close of twelve bungalows which had been built in 1936. The road was extended in the 1960s. They generally retain their original style thus forming a coherent group. They are double fronted with hipped roofs. Some have square bays. They have recessed porches, the tops of which vary between straight across, semi-circular, and flattish arch. Some retain their original casement window style, while others have been replaced with modern picture windows.
Northlands Road 2, Ash Close, Maple Close, Montfort Road, Beech Close, Birch Close, Chestnut Close, Alder Close, Rowan Close and parts of Sycamore Close and Pine Road.
Pine Road and Sycamore Close Extensions. Pine Road and Sycamore Close were extended in the 1970s on land released from the back gardens of houses in Botley Road. A footpath was created between the two roads, adjacent to some preserved trees. The western end of Sycamore Close has larger buildings than seen elsewhere on the estate, including detached houses, chalet type house and a few bungalows. These are all of individual design with enclosed front gardens. They have integral or attached garages. The rest of the second phase of buildings in Sycamore Close and Pine Road is a mix of detached, semi detached and chalet type semi detached houses. They are much the same as the others on the estate. The garages of the semi detached are in pairs with open drives. The gardens are open plan, but quite small and as there are no grass verges, there is not the feeling of space that occurs elsewhere. Five Elms Estate: Five Elms Drive, The Covert, The Thicket All the houses in this area were built in the late 1970s thereby relating well to one another, although with plenty of variation in size and type. Such alterations as have been made have been sympathetic to the original design of the estate thus enabling it to retain its cohesive, uniform appearance. The wide distance between the house fronts creates an open, spacious aspect. Blue and pink bricks known as Beacon Hill blacks and reds respectively are used throughout this section. Some variation from brick finish is created by the facing of upper storeys with deep brown tiles, or in dark ship-lap timber or white uPVC cladding boards.
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