7-13, WEST AVENUE

Nos. 7, 9, 11, and 13 on West Avenue are a row of almshouses built around 1912 by Frank Atkinson. The buildings are constructed of brick and feature a hipped plain tiled roof with panelled ridge stacks at the outer ends. They are single-storey structures with tiled eaves and a hipped break to the left, which includes a lower, set-back bay at the left end. There are four casement windows across the front, positioned under gauged heads, with additional casement windows in the outer, tiled, recessed bays and two recessed openings in the centre. Panelled doors are located in the sides of these recesses. A central lantern with a globe finial is mounted on a bracket above the central opening. Whiteley Village was established by William Whiteley to provide for thrifty elderly individuals and was designed on an octagonal plan by Frank Atkinson, who worked with prominent architects of the time.