146 AND 148, OCTAGON ROAD

Nos 146 and 148 on Octagon Road are a pair of almshouses built around 1912, likely designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. The buildings are constructed of red brick and feature a hipped, plain tiled roof with two small chimneys at each end of the ridge. They are single-storey structures with six irregular bays. The central section has two circular windows, flanked by casement windows, and the entrance bays in the outer sections have segment-headed arches. The wall surface projects forward in the center and at the window bays. 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.