As part of a comprehensive condition survey and conservation strategy for the school, a need for enabling development was identified. This took the form of six houses, located in an area of land that had the least potential for yielding important archaeology and where a number of disused estate sheds were located.
The houses were designed as Estate cottages and take their architectural cues from the village housing in the immediate vicinity of the college and the college buildings. Each is identical and they are spaced in a gentle curve to enhance the views towards St John the Baptist church. Although our involvement ended at planning stage, we were pleased to find that Hopkins Homes had taken our design and with a few adjustments have built out this attractive scheme.