Titchfield. Conservation streets.

Gardens here

Conservation village with a historic core — the Abbey, the Georgian terraces, the narrow lanes radiating from the square. Older properties (often Listed) sit alongside modern infill housing on the periphery. Older gardens tend to have mature planting and walled boundaries; newer developments offer more scope for full-build hardscape work.

Working the area

Ten to fifteen minutes from the studio. Conservation considerations may apply for some of the older streets and properties — we handle the consultation work where required.

Material decisions

Reclaimed brick (Hampshire and Sussex stock are common in the area), Yorkstone or Indian sandstone in random course, oak for structural elements. Detailing matters disproportionately — the fabric of Titchfield is forgiving of nothing. We avoid bright vitrified porcelain or contemporary block paving in the conservation core; we use them confidently in the newer streets.

In practice

The studio archive doesn't yet feature a Titchfield project. The traditional-palette work in Bottom-of-garden patio, Fareham 2025 — sandstone in random course with reclaimed-style brick edging — is the closest reference for how the studio handles heritage-adjacent briefs.