Bishopthorpe@Crossroads: Photo file Archives

January 28, 2006

Photo File: creating the sensory garden

[Above and below} Former bus shelter with bushes removed showing neglected ground

Close up showing debris amd old fencing

Remains of gas installation power supply, accumulated rubbish in rear access area, and self-grown hedge

General garden view

General view before work started

Nearly complete garden

and the Vernon House art group mosaic

Posted by martin at 2:06 PM | Comments (0)

July 7, 2005

Something like this

The overall design for the Crossroads involves a long term project consisting of several elements. The main elements are:

realigning the roads so that the junction is no longer a five-way crossroads. The entire roadway around and including the junction would be a raised table, with a coloured surface

replacing much of the hard landscaping with greenery, and, by the library, a ‘sensory garden’. The look of the library itself would be improved by the simple addition of a pitched roof, in keeping with every other building nearby

removing as much of the street clutter and uncoordinated signage as possible, and introducing a more integrated sign system. A new village board for visitors (and locals) would be erected

reinstating the ancient pinfold, with a low circular wall in front and a higher wall with curved seating at the back, making both a focal point and a rest area

providing further seating on the new green verges.

It would look something like this...