{"id":461,"date":"2015-12-10T19:29:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cedar-chase.org.uk\/cc\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2023-11-13T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:15:12","slug":"other-span-estates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cedar-chase.org.uk\/cc\/?page_id=461","title":{"rendered":"Similar Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Span<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161015015433\/http:\/\/www.marshamlodge.co.uk\/\">Marsham Lodge<\/a> (Gerrard&#8217;s Cross) &#8211; archived website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weymede.co.uk\/\">Weymede<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.templemere.co.uk\/\">Templemere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fieldend.com\/\">Fieldend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20110118095356\/http:\/www.cabe.org.uk\/case-studies\/the-lane\">The Lane<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.span-kent.co.uk\/\">New Ash Green<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/span-westfield.co.uk\/\">Westfield<\/a> &#8211; Ashtead, Surrey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.highsett-cambridge.uk\/\">Highsett<\/a> &#8211; Cambridge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/parkleys.co.uk\/\">Parkleys<\/a> &#8211; Ham, near Richmond<\/li>\n<li>An interesting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallpaper.com\/architecture\/interactive-floor-plan-span-house-london\">interior refit<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/c20society.org.uk\/building-of-the-month\/corner-green-blackheath\">Corner Green<\/a> in Blackheath<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fieldend.com\/home\/span_estates\">complete list of Span estates<\/a> can be found on the Fieldend website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Others with similar ideals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedar-chase.org.uk\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JohnParker-TheHeights-2008.pdf\">The Heights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedar-chase.org.uk\/cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/TheHeights-6H-house-plan.pdf\">The Heights: 6H house plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marmaladelane.co.uk\/\">Marmalade Lane<\/a> &#8211; a new &#8220;co-housing&#8221; scheme in Cambridge, first occupied in 2019. Very similar to the Span ethos, but with more shared facilities. The residents&#8217; society is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridge-k1.co.uk\/\">K1 Cohousing<\/a>.<br \/>\nSee also the related websites of organisations involved in realising the project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molearchitects.co.uk\/projects\/housing\/k1-cambridge-co-housing\/\">Mole Architects<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearetown.co.uk\/marmalade-lane\/\">Town (developer)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trivselhus.co.uk\/developments\/marmalade-lane\/\">Trivselhus (system build)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unboxedhomes.com\/\">Unboxed Homes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Build your own<\/h2>\n<p>If you are commissioning or building a new housing estate, it would be good to build in a sense of community and ownership. We have a few thoughts on things you should think about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedar-chase.org.uk\/cc\/?page_id=2064\">Legal Structure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedar-chase.org.uk\/cc\/?page_id=2076\">Information is vital!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Span on Film<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livinginspanhomes.com\/\">Living in Span Homes<\/a> &#8211; a series of short films created between 2017 and 2019. It looks at the social structures on three Span developments in London and also includes a bit of Span history.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/house-of-tomorrow-beware-there-are-other-items\">The House of Tomorrow<\/a> &#8211; short film by British Path\u00e9. Blackheath 1957. You can imagine the plummy voice-over for yourself&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Span around the Web<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taplowsociety.org.uk\/twiki\/bin\/view\/Newsletter\/NewsLetter86\">Cedar Chase 40th anniversary issue<\/a> &#8211; Hitcham and Taplow Preservation Society Newsletter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taplowsociety.org.uk\/twiki\/bin\/view\/Newsletter\/NewsLetter105\">Cedar Chase 50th anniversary<\/a> &#8211; Hitcham and Taplow Preservation Society Newsletter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.eca.ed.ac.uk\/docomomoiscul\/files\/2012\/10\/P3_Paper06.pdf\">Span Estates: A Personal Reflection<\/a> by Dr Ian Appleton, University of Edinburgh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.eca.ed.ac.uk\/docomomoiscul\/files\/2012\/10\/P3_Paper05.pdf\">Landscape Conservation on Span Estates<\/a> Dr Barbara Simms, Birkbeck College.<\/li>\n<li>The two papers above are part of the proceedings of the conference: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.eca.ed.ac.uk\/docomomoiscul\/publications\/e-proceedings-3\/\">LANDSCAPES OF THE RECENT FUTURE<\/a>: Conserving the 20th Century&#8217;s Landscape Design Legacy &#8211; April 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c20society.org.uk\/botm\/corner-green-blackheath\/\">Corner Green, Blackheath<\/a> on the 20th Century Society&#8217;s website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallpaper.com\/architecture\/interactive-floor-plan-span-house-london\">Interactive floor plan: Span House, London<\/a> &#8211; an interesting refit at Corner Green<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.building.co.uk\/span-house-comes-out-of-woodwork\/3153513.article\">Span House comes out of Woodwork<\/a> &#8211; a more technical article on the refit at Corner Green<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/magazine\/6129968.stm\">A house like no other?<\/a> &#8211; BBC News article 9th November 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2007\/may\/26\/property.lifeandhealth\">Let&#8217;s move to &#8230; A Span estate<\/a> &#8211; The Guardian, 26 May 2007<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Community Design Principles of Span Homes\" href=\"http:\/\/firmfollowsform.com\/?p=951\">Community Design Principles of Span Homes \u00a0<\/a>&#8211; thoughts by an American on moving into a Span house.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/julianbovis.bigcartel.com\/product\/1960s-span-houses\">1960s Span Houses<\/a> &#8211; artwork by Julian Bovis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yourhomeislovely.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/05\/homes-porn-for-modernist-architecture.html\">A kitchen refit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bowleswyer.co.uk\/blog\/?p=132\">Where have all the trees gone?<\/a> Article on housing design using Cedar Chase as one of the examples<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clickclickjim.com\/article\/24\/span-developments-park-gate-brighton-ongoing-project\">Park Gate in Brighton<\/a> &#8211; architectural photography by Jim Stephenson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk\/news\/nostalgia\/1653539.Nostalgia_Notebook__Memories_of_E_Gostling_builders\/\">Memories of E Gostling builders<\/a> &#8211; the company that was once called <em>Building Span<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Span Prints, Cards and Tea-Towels<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oscarfrancis.co.uk\/collections\/modern\">Oscar Francis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cc\/?page_id=1526\">Andrew&#8217;s card designs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Span Marsham Lodge (Gerrard&#8217;s Cross) &#8211; 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