▁was ▁architect ur ally ▁un ass uming : ▁New ▁Town ▁buildings ▁were ▁typically ▁" run - of - the - mill , ▁cur tain - w alled ▁... ▁[ with ] ▁a ▁re ass uring ▁uniform ity ▁with ▁nothing ▁regiment ed ▁about ▁it ". ▁According ly , ▁the ▁al m sh ouses ▁stand ▁out : ▁they ▁have ▁large ▁and ▁orn ate ▁brick ▁chim ney - stack s , ▁ste ep ▁roof s ▁reaching ▁nearly ▁to ▁ground ▁level , ▁deep ▁tile - hung ▁g ables ▁and ▁stock ▁brick ▁walls ▁in ▁two ▁sh ades ▁of ▁red ▁( dark er ▁brick ▁is ▁used ▁around ▁the ▁windows ). ▁He avy ▁T ud or - style ▁o ak ▁doors ▁with ▁iron ▁door ▁furn iture ▁surv ive . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁iron ▁d rain pip es ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁al m sh ouses ▁at ▁Is ling ton ▁were ▁apparently ▁recovered ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁sold ▁and ▁were ▁re inst ated ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁buildings : ▁several ▁bear ▁the ▁date ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁buildings ▁surr ound ▁a ▁quad rangle - style ▁cour ty ard ▁with ▁formal ▁plant ing , ▁low ▁walls , ▁f ences ▁and ▁h ed ges , ▁tele phone ▁boxes ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁bo iler - house . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁ ▁C raw ley ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁designated ▁the ▁Dy ers ▁Al m sh ouses ▁as ▁a ▁conservation ▁area ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁its ▁formal ▁conservation ▁area ▁character ▁statement ▁was ▁rat ified ▁on ▁ 1 8