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About
Brookvale
Brookvale is a residential area of Basingstoke
close to the town centre. There is a variety of housing and the area is
remarkable locally for its Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Brookvale has
long been considered to be between Essex Road and the Ring Road (west)
inclusive of Essex Road
and from Worting Road
to the Churchill Way
including the water works housing. Part of the area is a conservation area
and more information on the conservation area can be found on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s website at http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/regeneration/historic/caa/_brookvalewest.htm
. This site includes information on the history of the area and examples of
historic features.
In 1999 Basingstoke
and Deane Borough Council, Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire
Buildings Preservation Trust undertook the Brookvale House Project which
gave information on how to look after the terraces in an environmentally
sustainable way. Much of the information issued at the time is relevant
today and can be found here: Brookvale House Project
(PDF 48,837KB).
Aerial view of Brookvale
Victory Hill, Victory
Park and East
Brookvale can be seen in the bottom left corner of this
photograph. Thanks to Brenda Kent
who took this picture whilst on a hot air balloon trip over Basingstoke!
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