New housing developments in Wheatley 1929-1987

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Archive Notes:

Map 1 shows council estates at the west end of Wheatley between 1929 and 1987: The Avenue (1929), Cullum Road and Leyshon Road (1954), Elton Crescent (1955), Hillary Way (1956), Ambrose Rise (1962), Beech Road (1963), Elm Close (1964), Mulberry Drive (1962), Anson Close (1964/5). This map shows the garage and council depot on the north side of the Old London Road.

Map 2 shows other housing developments in Wheatley and Littleworth between 1929 amd 1987. It includes Farm Close Road (1969), Howe Close (1976), Templars Close (1972), Barlow Close and Littleworth. Photographs to follow.

Map 3 shows the overlay of land plots in 1910 over the later-developed housing. Sites numbered 473 – the larger plot to the right developed only north of the old railway tracks – were College Farm; 337 was Ambrose Farm; 324 – developed only north of the old railway tracks – Rectory Farm; 344 land belonged to Mulberry Court; 386 was the 7-acre Farm Close.

Map 4 shows a composite map of all major developments from 1929-2016. Photographs of Kelham Hall Drive (1995) are found in record 0825, Fairfax Gate (1995) in record 2820, and Breame Oak (2016) will be in a new record .

All the 20th century developments are listed with dates on record 1535.

Photographs of developments from 1954-1962 are shown in this record except Simons Close (1956) and Howe Close (1976) in separate files.

Write-up on 'Population and dwellings 1921-1974' is on record 2814