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Robert's Place. The tender of Messrs. John Mowlem & Co., to
execute these works for the sum of £2,890, was accepted by the
Board of Works on the 27th June, 1884, and the works were
completed during that year.
Erection Of Dwellings.—The whole of the cleared area,
less the land required for the formation of the new streets, was sold
to the Trustees of the Peabody Donation Fund, who undertook to
erect the dwellings required under the scheme. In connection with
this sale, a site in Coppice Row abutting upon the area was also
sold to the Trustees. This Coppice Row site had been acquired by
the Board in order to provide accommodation for persons displaced
under the Street Improvements Act of 1877, and was sold to the
Trustees on the same conditions as those under which the Pear
Tree Court area had been sold to them. By incorporating this site
in the Pear Tree Court area the Trustees were enabled to arrange
their blocks of dwellings in the form of a square. The consent of
the Secretary of State to this course was obtained, and dwellings for
1,326 persons were commenced by the Trustees and completed in
March, 1885. The price paid by the Trustees for the Pear Tree
Court area was £11,363 10s. The dwellings erected by the Trustees
must be maintained as working-class dwellings in perpetuity.
Actual Cost of Scheme.—The actual cost of carrying the
scheme into effect was as follows
£
Gross cost of Property 24,070
Cost of Works 3,356
27,426
Less Receipts from Sale of Lands, &c. 6,557
£20,869