New housing at Abbotswood, Romsey  Page 5

Chivers Road off Sandy Lane

Hooper Drive right off Chivers Road

Moore Close left off Chivers Road

Wyndham Drive left of Chivers Road

New footpath entrance in Braishfield Rd, near Scout headquarters

Wildlife area between Cemetery and Abbotswood estate, off Sandy Lane

A picture of one of the man made levelling ponds near the conservation area.

(Cupernham Lane side) Excess water from the ground (and there is lots of it)

finds its way into these ponds via land drains.

How much building has progressed in the eleven months since

work began. Sandy Lane entrance (Chivers Rd)

Robot wars?

Pile driving, viewed from Braishfield Rd

Poles ready for erection to feed from pylon and then underground

Roundabout opened on March 3rd 2012

Digging up the new footpath already??

 The line of the kerbstones suggests a fairly sharp bend

which should certainly slow the traffic down.

Nearly ready (Stuart Thorpe photo)

New street lights (Stuart Thorpe photo)

(Stuart Thorpe photo 4th Dec)

(Stuart Thorpe photo 4th Dec)

(Stuart Thorpe photo,4th Dec)

(Stuart Thorpe photo,4th Dec)