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Austerby housing for the elderly
The Austerby scheme costing £600,000
was built in 1985-86. This was
the first of its kind in Lincolnshire, a housing complex that would allow
old people living in large family homes move to low cost, easily
manageable houses. The 30 two-bedroom houses all have central heating and
are fitted with an inter-communications system and are warden controlled.
Selling prices ranged from £18,750 to £19,995.
The land was provided by SKDC and building work was carried out by
Stamford Construction. Housing manager Nigel Vernon said: “We are aware that
there is a large elderly population in the town and they have a great
housing need. Many old people are living in big family homes which are no
longer manageable. We are doing here what a private contractor might have
done except without the profit motive. Reservation fees have already been
received most of the new homes.”
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Turning the first sod on the site of the
Austerby housing scheme for the elderly on 20th March 1985.
In the picture: Councillor John
Wright (chairman of the South Kesteven District Council's housing
committee) with the spade, accompanied by Councillor J H Foster
(chairman of SKDC) and Mrs Foster on the left, and Councillor
Marjorie Clark (Mayor of Bourne) on the right with David Cross
(managing director of the builders, Stamford Construction).
Councillor Don Fisher is on the extreme left. |
REVISED AUGUST 2010
See also
Stanton Close
Worth Court
Browning Court
The Corn Mill flats
The Butterfield Hospital
Meadow Close
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