This view shows just completed homes on Ayling’s Martens Grove Estate.

The bunting contrasts uncomfortably with the bare gardens and untidy footway.

Ayling’s are in full promotional mode. A show house invites potential purchasers, who must pass under the triumphal arch (partly obscured) that leads onto the estate.

Ayling’s cleared a considerable acreage of ancient woodland on which to build the estate.

The sight of the pair of gas holders was one that the new residents had to get used to.

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