Ghost Gate at Number 34

Today's image was taken on Hermitage Lane just up the road from where I live. It shows one of the 'ghost gates' behind which used to stand chalet style properties, part of the Royal British Legion village, which have since been demolished. At least 15 to 20 of these properties used to extend about a third of the way along Hermitage Lane but now only 7 or 8 remain (see extra for an example of one which is still standing). The rest have now been flattened to make way for retail space (including a drive thru McDonalds, a supermarket - even though we already have another two less than a few hundred yards away - and a pet store) and a Centenary Village which the Legion are building for rehabilitating ex-servicemen.
I do miss their character and am sad that they are nearly all now gone but the majority had long been allowed to fall into to disrepair (one had even had it's entire roof of slates stolen) and at least some of the land has been retained to help the ex-servicemen.
The Royal British Legion Village was founded after the First World War to help injured soldiers following their discharge from the nearby Preston Hall Hospital. It was originally the centre of a small farming community known as the Preston Hall Colony.
When the British Legion was founded in 1921 it became one of the first branches and, by 1925, was now known as The Royal British Legion Village. A thriving community has subsequently developed including nursing homes, sheltered housing and independent living units as we all as employment and social activities. 
The Poppy Appeal headquarters moved there in 1972 and the village also has it's own industrial site manufacturing road and public signs which are used throughout the UK.