We walk past this house every time we walk to the village.
The owners have a very large Alsatian that lies outside the front door in the summer.
I noticed a girl & a van delivering a bouquet of flowers yesterday. She had rung the bell at the gate & was waiting for somebody to let her in.
I would hate to live in a gated community….no one could pop in for a chat on the spur of the moment.
This lovely house was a former nursing home.
I’ve posted in black & white but actually that doesn’t do it justice as it’s built of a glorious red brick with stone mullions
A beautiful building - but a shame that they feel that the gate must be locked - doesn't give it a very homely and lacks the welcome of an usual home !
@onewing Gated communities are quite common now Babs. The new houses going into the village will be gated. Some private houses along our road have gates too with a code system.
What @pandorasecho says - I'm in agreement. The style is what is often seen in Oamaru but not built with red brick. It wasn't used in the series, 'Waiting for God' ? Beautiful gates! If we had gates like this - we would give all our friends and those necessary the code to use. I would feel safe.
