▁C raw ley ▁town ▁centre ▁was ▁considered ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁accessible : ▁it ▁is ▁ ▁away . ▁Sub sequently , ▁four ▁par king ▁perm its ▁were ▁granted ▁for ▁al m sh ouse ▁residents , ▁and ▁some ▁visitor ▁perm its ▁were ▁allocated ▁as ▁well — but ▁this ▁facility ▁was ▁taken ▁away ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁because ▁of ▁increasing ▁demand ▁for ▁spaces . ▁Ext ension ▁of ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Three ▁Br id ges ▁controlled ▁par king ▁zone ▁was ▁discussed ▁as ▁an ▁alternative . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁W . H . ▁H atch ard - Smith ▁of ▁London ▁architect s ▁Ber tr am ▁and ▁Company ▁designed ▁the ▁Dy ers ▁Al m sh ouses , ▁which ▁are ▁" a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁compreh ens ively ▁planned ▁group ▁of ▁resident ial ▁buildings " ▁and ▁are ▁a ▁significant ▁historical ▁feature ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁C raw ley ' s ▁transition ▁from ▁market ▁town ▁to ▁carefully ▁planned ▁post war ▁New ▁Town . ▁In ▁design , ▁they ▁share ▁features ▁with ▁" r ural ▁Dutch ▁c ott ages " ▁while ▁being ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁style . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁other ▁buildings ▁of ▁this ▁style ▁either ▁in ▁C raw ley ▁or ▁in ▁nearby ▁areas ▁of ▁Sus sex . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁built , ▁local ▁building ▁firm ▁Long ley ▁and ▁Company ▁were ▁working ▁on ▁do z ens ▁of ▁comm issions ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁particularly ▁for ▁the ▁C raw ley ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Town ▁master plan , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁work