The Meads
Introduction
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Image: © Martin Addison Taken: 25 Feb 2011
The Meads forms part of the Watling Estate built on land that used to be Goldbeaters Farm between 1924 and 1930. The estate was designed by George Forrest. The line of the housing around a central open space closely follows a pre-existing field boundary and the development may have taken its name from the use of that field as a hay meadow. The open grass in the centre of the estate makes a good place for the children to play football during the half-term holiday. The road on the left at this point recalls the farm that the estate is built on being called Goldbeaters Grove.