2-16, THE GREEN

Nos. 2 to 16 on The Green is a row of almshouses built around 1912 by Sir Aston Webb. The building is constructed of red brick with brown brick dressings and banding, topped with plain tiled roofs featuring crow-stepped stacks at each end and six additional stacks in the center, which have blue brick bands at the tops. The design is symmetrical and consists of one storey with four projecting bays on either side of a central passage that is arched, gabled, and bracketed, featuring an arched opening in the gable. The projecting square bays contain tripartite sash windows with quasi-pilaster surrounds that break through the billeted eaves of the main roof. There are recessed porches with steps leading up to half-glazed doors on the sides. Whiteley Village 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.