Played football for Arsenal and once for England and playered cricket for Gloucestershire and England, so perhaps it's not surprising there is a new street named after him in Ashley Down particularly as this development backs onto the Gloucestershire Cricket ground. I found myself there today, in the pouring rain, no in the torrential rain on a building site covered in mud! Nevertheless I was able to make my inspection of this new house which I found largely in good condition and free from major defect. My Clients will really appreciate that the roof is dry and that the gutters do not leak! I appreciated the central heating! The garden however is a bit of a quagmire and really it needs careful preparation and a lawn laid, so that perhaps they too can play cricket…   more »

... so naturally roads were named after him. It was an area of Cotham that, for reasons best known to the German hierarchy, was targeted by the Luftwaffe. They managed to destroy a number of houses in Nugent Hill and the house I looked at today was very close by. It has been converted into three flats and whilst there was little evidence of any continuing or ongoing damage, settlement in the side wall of one of the adjoining houses was significant. I don't think this is going to have any material affect on the value of my Clients property, but they will be aware of it and of course, it could be off-putting to their purchases and indeed possibly to some of their surveyors. The building was otherwise in reasonable condition, but the original slate roof had been replaced with concrete tiles which are significantly heavier and although the structure of the roof had been strengthened it was a little bit crude. That aside, the flat was in acceptable condition, but as with all flats in this part of Bristol parking is a nightmare, because no one wants residents parking zones, for some reason or other…   more »