Not so long ago the land between King's Hedges Rd and the A14 was undeveloped; there was a car repair place for a while and the other path, but for the most part its main use was people walking their dogs. Over the last few years it's acquired housing and a school.
I think the houses look quite nice from the outside (though I'm sure they're not to everyone's taste).
( However, the place is still a building site )
I just bought the body and kept the 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS that I had already. Quality-wise it's not the greatest of lenses; there's some CA at the wide end (mostly not visible in the last batch of wide-angle shots due to software correction) and it's rather soft when not stopped down (particularly at the wide end). Still, the long zoom range gives it great flexibility, and I'm loathe to give that up.
This lens on the other hand is exceptionally sharp even at f/2 and was well worth spending over a hundred pounds to get repaired:
