Numbers 6, 8 And 10 And Wall Attached To West Of Number 6

Numbers 6, 8, and 10, along with the attached wall to the west of Number 6, are a group of terraced bungalows built between 1962 and 1963 by the former Loddon Rural District Council. They form part of a housing estate for elderly persons, designed by architects Tayler and Green. The bungalows are constructed of red, black, yellow-grey, and dapple light brick, with ornamental detailing to the gable ends. They have orange and brown pantiled roofs with wood bargeboards, brick chimneystacks with angled concrete coping and clay pots, and flush eaves with rainwater pipes running straight down without swan-necks. The plans are wide, approximately 13 metres. A recessed entrance features a half-glazed door flanked by white-painted wood trelliswork, which extends over subsidiary windows, a main three-light steel casement window, and a boarded door to an external store with a glazed panel. While the interior plans are notable, there are no interior features of particular interest. The Davy Place development, which includes these bungalows, is a well-considered example of the architects’ attention to detail and use of vernacular forms, avoiding pastiche. The streetscape along Davy Place is carefully composed with a terrace of four bungalows, a paved square set back from the road fronted by a single bungalow, a day-room, and a two-storey warden's house. The block forms an integral part of the larger housing estate, alongside Numbers 1-16 and 10-15 Davy Place, and the common room at 16-20 Davy Place, as well as Numbers 5-9 High Bungay Road. This scheme reflects the architects' 'picturesque' approach to design, responding to a semi-urban setting and was recognised with a Ministry of Housing Medal in 1964 and a Civic Trust Award in 1965.