Flats off Newsom Place, St Albans
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Flats off Newsom Place, St Albans
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 7 Mar 2023
This view is from Manor Road. Old maps show that by the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries this area (bounded by Lemsford Road, Manor Road, St Peter's Road and Hatfield Road) was filling up with large detached houses with large gardens. Ian Capper refers to it in 2021 as the Oaklands College site Image His photo illustrates partial redevelopment that was completed in 2011. Construction works observed in 2023 suggest that even that is being replaced by blocks in the style shown above. Aerial photos show about 20 such blocks across the whole site.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.754474
Longitude
-0.328245