SubscribeIn the mid to late 1980s, when most of these estates were built, Charles Church used a relatively small number of designs. Some of the larger 3 Bed and 4 Bed detached designs are listed below but can you help us complete this list? We need to know more about the link-detached and maisonette designs.
- Campbell
- Elizabethan (and Elizabethan II)
- Hatfield
- Lyndhurst
- Tudor
Other designs that are sometimes mentioned include Gresham, Frensham, Warwick and Sinclaire but are these more recent designs?
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Posted by: Peter Wild | 23 June 2006 at 14:47
Have just moved into Heywood Drive, Bagshot, Charles Church houses built in 1995. Originally the road was to be called Pennyhill Place. House types appear to be Elizabethan II, Porchester, Kingsfold, Rosewood, Churchill, Loxwood found on formation gained from the solicitor who found the street map with the house designs with initials to house types.
First impressions are that there is little sound insulation!!! And yes, it's a Glow-worm boiler.
Posted by: Lynne Cowley | 21 June 2007 at 23:30
We have lived in an Warwick II and a Marlborough in Goldsworth Park, Woking.
There are also Essex IIs and Oakleys amongst others with 169 properties in the 2 roads.
Ironically we're going to view a Sussex design in Camberley....
Posted by: Storey | 18 August 2007 at 21:58
I've lived in several Charles Church houses on both Snows Ride and the original Red Road, Lightwater Estate. I remember the Byron (turn up roof - white columns - same layout at Lyndhurst), Allingham, Stratford (like the Elizabethan but with tiles) and Stratford II. There was also a Midhurst type - like the Lyndhurst but with a slightly different study layout.
Hope that helps.
Posted by: Emma Acton | 14 January 2008 at 16:43
Apologies, wrong design named in my last comment...should read Tudor!
Posted by: matt little | 07 April 2008 at 12:39
We moved into acharles Chrch "Regent" 4 bed detached in 1983 on the Snows Ride estate. This estate was built c1976, and I believe one of CC's earliest. The build quality wasnt as good as the design suggested, however the house was sound. One issue with houses on this estate is the lack of insulating material. We found this house to be cold and had the walls filled with a proprietry insulation which was a great improvement. I have been informed that the internal block wall constuction is not of Thermalite blocks or similar and therefore these houses are colder than necesary. We now live in an Elisabethan on the same estate.
Chris
Posted by: Christopher McClean | 28 May 2008 at 10:19
Another estate is Merrow Park in Guildford, it features most house types including Warwick IIs and some of the larger house types also I couldnt help notice two fairly big developments in Yateley near Camberley Surrey
Posted by: Mr Smith | 28 May 2008 at 19:27
We moved from a Charles Church estate in Frimley Green to a new 4 bedroom detached Marlborough on Heath Park, Sandhurst in 1982. The Marlborough was a white painted 'Georgian' style house.
Posted by: Tess | 03 October 2009 at 15:33
We moved into a Charles Church Chawton - 5 bed detatched house on the Elvetham Heath development built in 2001. Other designs in our road are the Blenheim, (L shaped 5 bed), Rochester (5 bed tudored front), and Greyshot (4 bed symetrical cottage style). They built a one off Greyshot Manor which was the Greyshot but with a bonus room in the loft.
Posted by: Louise Wall | 08 November 2009 at 10:28
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