October 2009 Archives

WATERCOLOURS owned by Harrow School are the subject of one of two new exhibitions filling the school's Old Speech Room Gallery this autumn.
Running until December, 'Watercolours At Harrow' consists of paintings in the possession of the independent boys' school by artists such as Turner, Girtin, Cotman, Sandby, Cozens, de Wint, Roberts and Ruskin.
The second, 'France During The Vichy Years (1940-1944)', is a display of photographs and eye-witness accounts collected two years ago by John Stobbs, who is head of languages at London Oratory School and an amateur photographer.
Once the term begins on Monday, October 26, the public will be able to view both shows at the Old Speech Room Gallery, The Old Schools Building, Church Hill, Harrow on the Hill, between 2.30pm and 5pm on weekdays - except Wednesdays - until December 8.

THREE eyesore 19th century cottages in Harrow on the Hill look "appalling" and must be cleaned up, Harrow Council has demanded.
The authority has threatened to serve the owner with legal action unless it tackles the peeling paint, overgrown shrubbery and rotten windows at the properties in West Street.
Those buildings that are blighting the picturesque neighbourhood are numbers 43, 45 and 47, which are locally listed, and the land between 49 and 51, all of which lie within a conservation area.
Using a power it has under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the council has issued Harwood Press (Holdings) Ltd a notice telling the firm to complete the remedial work must be carried out by November 16.
Failure to comply could result in a prosecution or see the council carrying out the work itself and recovering the costs from the landowner.
Councillor Marilyn Ashton (Conservative), portfolio holder of planning, development and enterprise, said: "Harrow Council has a duty to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of its conservation areas.
"It is completely unacceptable that the lives of residents should continue to be blighted by the appalling condition of the cottages and spoil the natural beauty of the area.
"These are noteworthy buildings within the street scene, the form and features of which would make a significant contribution to the conservation area if their condition were not in such a state of dilapidation."

THREE eyesore 19th century cottages in Harrow on the Hill look "appalling" and must be cleaned up, Harrow Council has demanded.
The authority has threatened to serve the owner with legal action unless it tackles the peeling paint, overgrown shrubbery and rotten windows at the properties in West Street.
Those buildings that are blighting the picturesque neighbourhood are numbers 43, 45 and 47, which are locally listed, and the land between 49 and 51, all of which lie within a conservation area.
Using a power it has under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the council has issued Harwood Press (Holdings) Ltd a notice telling the firm to complete the remedial work must be carried out by November 16.
Failure to comply could result in a prosecution or see the council carrying out the work itself and recovering the costs from the landowner.
Councillor Marilyn Ashton (Conservative), portfolio holder of planning, development and enterprise, said: "Harrow Council has a duty to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of its conservation areas.
"It is completely unacceptable that the lives of residents should continue to be blighted by the appalling condition of the cottages and spoil the natural beauty of the area.
"These are noteworthy buildings within the street scene, the form and features of which would make a significant contribution to the conservation area if their condition were not in such a state of dilapidation."