| Topic: | Re:Re::Re:Opinions from Regeneration meeting 21 November 2012 | |
| Posted by: | Anthony Waller | |
| Date/Time: | 23/11/12 08:45:00 |
| One thing Hounslow does have is good schools a legacy of a stable period in the late 1960s and 1970s . The fact that all Brentford and Chiswick schools are massively over subscribed indicates the need for more schools. Again everyone seems to forget how big Brentford is. Lionel Road and Gunnersbury Park lie in Brentford and area devoid of any facilities as it is almost all residential and light industrial but does have a very good school. Syon ( a village in it's own right really is also considered Brentford but from Lionel Road it is over 2 miles away. That's why Brentford does not really have a proper town centre. It's not a radial Town like Kingston or Uxbridge or a mainline town like Ealing where everything congregates to one place. South Ealing is actually where proper Ealing originated but it is all focused around Ealing Broadway Station a mile away. Brentford has various focal points The former market site, ( If the football club move there that's time for possibly six pubs and several food outlets) The docks, The railway yards, The water and gas works etc and all the residential areas are formed near their respective industries. The only major hub being Old Brentford but that is quite a small compact area. This is why any development should reflect that balance. But also why some facilities should remain in situ. The butter ought to be spread evenly across the bread. I would far rather see a swimming pool return to Brentford town as in reality, the Fountain is something for Chiswick and really on the outer limb of the town. If it were right next door to Watermans and by the river that would be excellent. |