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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.
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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.