The Elevate/pheonix scheme

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I would choose an old terraced house over new build every time.....

Exactly and that is your choice. The people who moved into those new ones had a choice as well and they chose to live in them.

We chose to live in an end terrace with most of the pros of a semi.

How many times have people on here moaned about carrying their recycling from the back yard through the house to the front?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

You know where I live and I love houses terraced houses like mine.

You know where I live and I love houses terraced houses like mine.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Neil

Exactly and that is your choice. The people who moved into those new ones had a choice as well and they chose to live in them.

We chose to live in an end terrace with most of the pros of a semi.

How many times have people on here moaned about carrying their recycling from the back yard through the house to the front?

Yes, it is a British complaint......we all enjoy a good moan now and then.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Yes, thanks for that Atarah -is it still there?

It's a fantastic building -hope it hasn't been bull-dozed!

Er yes it has it was on its own for a while after all the other housed where made into rubble but in the end it went the same way and so did sacred hearts church further down Blackburn road and this area is still empty after 4-5 years.

[MargaretR]

17 Hornby St Osw, 1942 - 1961 terraced
249 Dill Hall Lane, 1961 - 1967 terraced
28 West Close Ave Higham, 1967 - 1971 semi bungalow
26 Lord St Osw, 1971 - 1972 terraced
8 Chapel St Belthorn, 1972 - 1978 terraced cottage

27 Laburnum Drive Osw, semi
Hawthorn Ave Osw gfloor flat (shop converted)
the 2 above rented for total 6 months during refurb of -

17 Catlow Hall St Osw, 1979 - 1984 gable end terraced
60 Dill Hall Lane , 1984 - 1991 terraced
8 Barnes St Church, 1991 - 2002 terraced

The list above shows I have lived in seven stone built terraced houses.
The sizes and interior layouts differed, so it is not realistic to say that all terraced houses are better to live in than new builds.

Two of them had only single brick walls dividing next door - hence neighbour noise.
One had no front garden - hence street noise & litter.

Some terraced houses are worth preserving - many aren't.

From my frequent flittings I can say with some authority that what matters most is -
location, location, location.

[emamum]

theres a local phrase that explains what they are doing..... polishing a turd ;-)

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, you are right........I wanted to put that but feared it was a little.......coarse.

[emamum]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Yes, you are right........I wanted to put that but feared it was a little.......coarse.

sorry

[Margaret Pilkington]

Oh No, please don't apologise. Your comment is very apt and I agree with it entirely....it is just that I didn't want to have to say it.....but I'm glad you did.

[g jones]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

17 Hornby St Osw, 1942 - 1961 terraced
249 Dill Hall Lane, 1961 - 1967 terraced
28 West Close Ave Higham, 1967 - 1971 semi bungalow
26 Lord St Osw, 1971 - 1972 terraced
8 Chapel St Belthorn, 1972 - 1978 terraced cottage

27 Laburnum Drive Osw, semi
Hawthorn Ave Osw gfloor flat (shop converted)
the 2 above rented for total 6 months during refurb of -

17 Catlow Hall St Osw, 1979 - 1984 gable end terraced
60 Dill Hall Lane , 1984 - 1991 terraced
8 Barnes St Church, 1991 - 2002 terraced

The list above shows I have lived in seven stone built terraced houses.
The sizes and interior layouts differed, so it is not realistic to say that all terraced houses are better to live in than new builds.

Two of them had only single brick walls dividing next door - hence neighbour noise.
One had no front garden - hence street noise & litter.

Some terraced houses are worth preserving - many aren't.

From my frequent flittings I can say with some authority that what matters most is -
location, location, location.

Good points there Margaret especially the location one. People want open space and greenery, security and good neighbours.

The last crackpot Council have sold ALL the land (for £1) where houses were demolished along Blackburn Road to Keepmoat for it ALL to be built on again. They even stupidly allowed them to build right up to the road.

Just so glad they have gone. Everything they touched either wasted £millions or damaged the Borough and that development shows a clear insight into their lack of intelligence. Very few things make me angry but that does.

It should have been as you say Margaret an opportunity to turn it into a more desirable location with a urban forest or huge park with playing fields and land banked the edges for large desirable houses in 5 years or so to net the Borough a financial return.

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by g jones

Good points there Margaret especially the location one. People want open space and greenery, security and good neighbours.

The last crackpot Council have sold ALL the land (for £1) where houses were demolished along Blackburn Road to Keepmoat for it ALL to be built on again. They even stupidly allowed them to build right up to the road.

Just so glad they have gone. Everything they touched either wasted £millions or damaged the Borough and that development shows a clear insight into their lack of intelligence. Very few things make me angry but that does.

It should have been as you say Margaret an opportunity to turn it into a more desirable location with a urban forest or huge park with playing fields and land banked the edges for large desirable houses in 5 years or so to net the Borough a financial return.

I find myself agreeing entirely with you In this case.No one in their right mind would build on the very edge of a main road or more to your point no one in their right mind would allow It.

In all my years of building I have never seen it before.

[Mick]

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