One of the downsides of turning former commercial properties into residential accomodation is that if it isn't done sympathetically it can have the effect of shaping the direction regeneration takes in a particular area. For example, and maybe it's the rain or choice of colours but in Taffy's photo, Seddon House looks a bit of a bodge job. When I saw the work going on from the car my initial fantasy was that it was going to be a modern continental bar and eaterie specialising in every Cains product and the best of Belgian beer. When it became clear that this wasn't happening, I thought that it would be made over so that it would look as though it had always been residential. If this is the end product, whilst better than semi-dereliction, it might set a tone for the rest of St Mary's Road that could mean more of the same instead of a touch of Lark Lane.