Home decor

Love those 'curtains', a new trend for 2012 perhaps! What do you think - students?

Theme Day - Under Construction

City Daily Photo's Theme this month is 'Under Construction'. Perhaps it's wishful thinking, but I am hoping that some time soon this building will be 'under construction', as it appears to have been like this for ages. This is Chestnut Mead in Kingsgate Road in the St Cross area of Winchester. Last year, after 4 years of previous attempts, plans were finally approved to turn this large Victorian house into a four-bedroom home and three flats. The plans split the local community, with around 30 residents objecting and a similar number backing the scheme. Most of the objections were due to the fact that 2 extra houses would be built in the garden. But a year later there are still no signs of work and it just looks rather run down. The house next door has been refurbished and is looking pretty good!

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Doctors

Opposite the Friarsgate multi storey car park is the St Clements Doctors practice, it's not beautiful but is useful. This area is due for redevelopment at some point.

Friarsgate

Friarsgate - sounds nice doesn't it, makes you think perhaps of a church or an ancient city gate? Or perhaps even a 1960s car park. Winchester is not all cathedrals, history and monuments, we have our fair share of naff architecture and ugly buildings. This area is due to be redeveloped at some point.