36 And 38, Octagon Road

Nos. 36 and 38 on Octagon Road are a pair of almshouses built around 1912 by architect Ernest Newton. They are constructed of red brick, with grey brick banding between the paired central entrances. The building features recessed brick quoins and a moulded wooden cornice above a hipped tiled roof, which has tall end stacks. It is a single storey with paired central entrance bays, flanked by casement windows in the outer bays. Whiteley Village, where these almshouses are located, was established by William Whiteley of Whiteley's stores to provide for thrifty elderly individuals and was designed on an octagonal plan by Frank Atkinson, utilizing prominent architects of the time.