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Area Four
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Romsey
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Phoebe Merrick
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Look at Romsey
Town Design Statement for Romsey
Lower Cupernham and Fishlake Meadows
Prepared by a team of volunteers in the area under the auspices of the
Romsey and District Society.
Landscape and Townscape
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Trees, hedges and other natural features
The trees, shrubs and hedges of Tadburn Gardens are assets highly regarded by the residents of the area. There are two significant tree lines, both of which can be seen from most parts of the area and beyond. One line is of five tall, mature poplars that stand between David Court and James Court and make a dramatic statement at this point in the road.
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| The other is a 120-metre line of mature poplars along the lower edge of the recreation ground. However, these are due for felling and replacement shortly. This is backed by a wooded area with grassy glades and substantial trees, mostly oaks, extending along the whole eastern boundary of Tadburn Gardens and along the southern boundary of Botley Road masking the playing field from the traffic. |
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These woods extend to nearly two hectares and help to give the area its rural feel. Currently there is one Tree Preservation Order (TPO) only. This is on the oak tree behind 24 Tadburn Road. |
Open space
| The largest area of open space is the Recreation Ground, which is used by junior football teams, walkers and dog-owners. There is no direct access to this area from Tadburn Road or from the farmland. An unmaintained flight of steps from Botley Road leads to the lower section of the Recreation Ground. |
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Tadburn Gardens has two main green spaces: the public grassed area between Jacobs Close and Petty Close and bordered by Tadburn Road itself, the other being the private ground belonging to and fronting the three blocks of flats to the south of the area. The grassy areas contain some attractive ornamental trees as well as a number of silver birches. |
Low-level fencing and hedging where these open areas meet the road, afford very pleasant views and a welcome sense of space to all who travel past.
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Gardens
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Tadburn Gardens has a pleasant open-plan appearance, especially true of the more recent part of the estate. A great deal of pride is taken in the maintenance of most gardens; many of them are very colourful and attractive, especially in the summer months.
There has been a recent trend to lay brick paving, gravel or pebbles to house fronts, but the majority of front gardens are green and cultivated, making a pleasant aspect for passers-by.
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Boundary Features
There are few tall hedges, walls or fences. A close-boarded fence between brick pillars screens Jacobs Close from the road and there is a high brick wall along Tadburn Road between Mount Temple and Knyght Close.
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A low white-railed fence at one end and a laurel hedge at the other separate the flats from Tadburn Road. The tall poplars there effectively break up the height of the flats.
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A wooden fence and a metal fence enclose the Tadburn Cottages. Ornamental trees and a large bramble hedge border Tadburn Road. Hillier Garden Centre is separated from the road by a tall wire fence next to a border of shrubs.
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A high close-boarded fence and a well-tended ornamental hedge border Nursery Gardens on its northern and eastern edges.
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