New housing at Abbotswood, Romsey  Page 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chivers Road off Sandy Lane

 

Hooper Drive right off Chivers Road

 

 

Moore Close left off Chivers Road

 

Wyndham Drive left of Chivers Road

 

New footpath entrance in Braishfield Rd, near Scout headquarters

 

Wildlife area between Cemetery and Abbotswood estate, off Sandy Lane

 

A picture of one of the man made levelling ponds near the conservation area.

(Cupernham Lane side) Excess water from the ground (and there is lots of it)

finds its way into these ponds via land drains.

 

 

How much building has progressed in the eleven months since

work began. Sandy Lane entrance (Chivers Rd)

 

Robot wars?

 

 

Pile driving, viewed from Braishfield Rd

 

 

Poles ready for erection to feed from pylon and then underground

 

 

 

 

Roundabout opened on March 3rd 2012

 

Digging up the new footpath already??

 

 

 

 

 

 The line of the kerbstones suggests a fairly sharp bend

which should certainly slow the traffic down.

 

Nearly ready (Stuart Thorpe photo)

 

New street lights (Stuart Thorpe photo)

 

(Stuart Thorpe photo 4th Dec)

 

(Stuart Thorpe photo 4th Dec)

 

(Stuart Thorpe photo,4th Dec)

 

(Stuart Thorpe photo,4th Dec)