99 Burkes Road

99 Burkes Road, now ringed with grasses and shrubs

Cheque Stub architecture in Burkes Road

Bash and build is the Beaconsfield way, especially so in Burkes Road where original homes are pulverised, minced and replaced with uncaring pseudo-classic boxes with all the ingenuity of a cheque stub.

However one house has survived the developers' purge - 99 Burkes Road. I pass it frequently and was compelled to make a drawing the other afternoon.

Number 99 Burkes Road is a lovely house. It is full of grace and quiet energy. 

99 Burkes Road - happier times

Now it is laced with high grasses, shrubs and trees.

Curiously it was sold in October of 2015 for £1.45m so perhaps someone has plans? Thoughtful plans?