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Selwyn Street

Photos

The Building for Life judges commended the sophisticated response of Selwyn Street

End units are three-storey marker dwellings

The pocket park

Electricity-generating wind turbines on the higher houses on Chelmsford Street - one of the highest points in Oldham

The new homes continue the existing street pattern

The contemporary design sits happily next to the existing terraced houses

The attractive garage doors were designed following consultation with the local community

The motifs are continued throughout the railings

Back gardens

The back gardens of houses on Lee Street; also shown are flat roofs of kitchen extensions and the retaining wall to the gardens of the houses on Chelmsford Street

Site plan

First floor layout of 7-bed house at end of Lee Street

According to the Building for Life judging panel, the new houses on Lee Street fit beautifully into the street front

The post office at the corner of Lee Street and Werneth Hall Road, with new houses in the background

Distinctive patterns derived from Islamic art on the steel gates to the car port

Mature trees in Coppice Park with three storey houses marking the end of the terraces

The park is overlooked by the fronts of houses on Lee Street

Wide plots allow a front door and car port opening off the street

Kitchen corner with condensing boiler

The Building for Life judges claimed Selwyn Street sends a message to other Pathfinders

Key information

Location

Oldham

Region

Award