They were built using a mixture of brick, flint and slate for the roofs. I thought this mixture of materials would add interest and be more interesting to draw. It was another dull day with no sun and so there wasn't a lot of tonal contrast to be seen. I did some preliminary sketches but they weren't very useful. I found it difficult to quickly get the curve and accuracy of the angles of the buildings. This could have been because in reality there were cars parked all the way up the street. I decided to go straight for established my eyeline which was just under the little window on the front door of the central cottage and a vanishing point at the very edge of the paper to the left, and then going for the final drawing from there. I did it in pencil. I took a picture and then brought it home and added in the detail in pen and ink. (see below) . At the top left corner there was a large overhanging tree which I didn't include except for hinting at its outline. It literally covered the rest of the scene into the distance.
