Restoration - Trust Annual Report 1972
86 High Street
We illustrate restoration in the High Street which should on no account pass unnoticed - Messrs Offord and Sons, the new jewellers at No. 86. This is an example of what should have been done on many occasions in the past so that Winchester would have been a far more interesting place than it has, in fact, become.
We are also pleased to see that another prominent and attractive group facing Jewry Street is looking very much improved following the repainting of Nos. 58 and 60, though praise cannot always be extended to the newly inserted shop fronts nearby.
On the whole the High Street is presenting a very much better impression than it did a few years ago with one or two notable exceptions where the Preservation Trust is interested in getting an improvement.
We are pleased to record the decision to rehabilitate Granville Place. While not in any sense an architectural gem, it is part of Winchester's history as the dwellings of the workers at Wharf Mill. It is typical of much 19th century housing found throughout the country. An important difference of course is that the riverside site is one of the most attractive parts of Winchester and this makes it worth saving. An important factor is that it will be cheaper to bring these terrace houses back into use than to provide a completely new scheme. The movement towards rehabilitation is gaining speed throughout the country and is essential to help in providing more houses. In this case it is cheaper and this makes it all the more welcome.