32 And 34, Octagon Road

Nos. 32 and 34 on Octagon Road are a pair of almshouses built around 1912 by architect Ernest Newton. The buildings are constructed of red brick, with grey banding between the paired central entrances and recessed brick quoins. They feature a moulded wooden cornice beneath a hipped tiled roof, which has tall end stacks. The structure is single-storey, with paired central entrance bays flanked by casement windows in the outer bays. Whiteley Village was established by William Whiteley of Whiteley's stores to provide affordable housing for elderly residents, and it was designed by Frank Atkinson on an octagonal plan, incorporating prominent architects of the time.