The trunks are three feet from the house wall at the closest point. The trees are lawson Cypress, an old Victorian hedge allowed to grow up when the houses were built in the 1960s.
These trees were at one time 6 feet above my ridge tiles and hanging over my roof. This picture was taken in January 2003.
Many years ago the area at the front of my house sank down and I had to have a manhole mended. Tree roots everywhere and I bore the cost.
The laurel is an absolute menace.
There used to be privet growing between the trees, as shown in the centre part of the left hand photo. This was about 18 foot high when this photo was taken and had not been topped since the 60s. I found it more hassle than the cypress trees. the numerous quick growing branches are so soft it is impossible to hook a pruning pole onto them. Thank goodness the privet has now gone. I have heard it can get to 30 feet in favourable conditions. Still plenty of laurel though at this end of the hedge.
The right hand photo is taken down the side of my house. The person trying to reach the privet is about five foot ten feet tall.
There used also to be 18 foot high
privet until about a couple of years
ago, when this photograph was taken. 
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