Historic land turned into unique riverside homes development

A UK property developer is using land once owned by an abbey and later by a football club to create a unique housing site. Barratt Homes has released details of its latest batch of new homes for sale at Severn Meadow, Shrewsbury.

Residents of the unique site have the added luxury of being able to stroll along the banks of the river Severn, just beyond their own private landscaped gardens. Barratt said:

“Occupying land once used as gardens by Shrewsbury Abbey, and later occupied by Shrewsbury Town Football Club, Severn Meadow is surrounded by well-established trees supporting a wide range of wildlife.”

A mixture of three-storey townhouses and apartment blocks, the site is designed to fit in with the 18th century trends of some of the town’s older homes. The firm added the development is being built well above the Severn’s highest recorded flood levels after talks with the Environment Agency and council planners.

The site and its layout were designed by local architect Andrew Arrol, who included a series of open-ended rectangular ’squares’ similar to those in Brighton, Bath and Bristol. Off-plan reservations have now been made available, with current market prices at around £464,950 for a four-bedroom townhouse with a balcony.

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