New dwellings, East Wichel, Wichelstowe, Swindon
Introduction
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New dwellings, East Wichel, Wichelstowe, Swindon
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 20 May 2010
These are probably flats. Unusually for Swindon, the building in the middle appears to have four storeys. Doubtless internal fire protection measures will have been a primary concern when designing the properties. The design of that building harks back to what are known as London 'byelaw' houses where the party walls extend above the roof-line to reduce the risk of a fire in one roof space travelling into the next. The authorities in London have been a bit sensitive about fires since 1666. Read about the development as a whole on the developers' website http://www.wichelstowe.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=1
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Image Location
Latitude
51.542929
Longitude
-1.79548