Later on I looked at what initially, and only for a moment thought was a 1930’s house, the way it had been modernised, but I realised quickly that it was in fact an1880 house of brick and ashlar that had been modernised to, almost the 1930’s style! It is in a little known area where the street was though to be an old field name derived from old English, ‘brad’ – broad and ‘hyst’, a hill often wooded. It may have been, but if it was, then it was a long time ago…   more »

I had a look at a purpose built block of flats today that were originally built in the 1960’s, fairly large two and three bedroomed flats, that at the time were ‘extravagantly’ built, (copper roofs and rain water goods) so much so that at the time they did not sell and they ended up being rented out. Well, eventually they came of age and slowly got sold. The flat that I saw was largely in good condition and it comes with a double garage with a useful loft above it, which many people have converted into an office! The rest of the building that chairman (not chairperson) ensures is also well maintained by the Management Company. An un-envious unpaid job, but he seems to thrive on it. The flats have come of age, but so have, in some respects, the roofs…   more »