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The following table shows the licensed common lodging houses and the accommodation available
on the 31st December, 1937:—
Ward.
Name of registered keeper.
Address of common lodging house.
No. of lodgers for
which licensed.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Golborne
Chesterton, Ada Elizabeth
194, Kensal Road
-
49
49
Norland
Hankins, Lucy E.
28 & 30, Crescent Street
54
—
54
„
Woodhouse, Jane E.
40, do.
-
21
21
Totals
54
70
124
The maximum number of persons allowed to occupy the common lodging house at No. 194,
Kensal Road, was fixed in 1936 at 71 women, but when the keeper applied for a renewal of the
licence in June, 1937, she intimated that she did not desire to continue to use the annex, and
accordingly the maximum number was reduced to 49.
Subject to this alteration, the three lodging houses were licensed by the council in June, 1937.
Although the three premises can accommodate a total of 124 persons, a recent census, taken at
night time, showed only 68 in residence.
The premises are inspected weekly by officers of the council to ensure that the keepers and
their deputies maintain reasonably good conditions, and to secure compliance with the council's
regulations.
Housing Accommodation provided by the Borough Council.
The following is a list of the properties owned and managed by the borough council:—
No. of houses
Situation of properties. or flats.
Kenley Street, Seymour King Buildings, 4, Hesketh Place and 6, Runcorn
Place ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 120
St. James's Place, Bosworth Road, Sirdar Road, Hesketh Place, Runcorn
Place, Walmer Road and Windsor House 95
Southam House 9
Powis Square, Colville Terrace, Elgin Crescent, 85, Ladbroke Grove,
47, Bassett Road and 20a, Adair Road (conversions) 102
St. Quintin Estate (Sec. 1 & 2), and Avondale Park Gardens 116
St. Quintin Estate (Sec. 3, 4 & 5), Threshers Place, etc 133
Morland House 20
Talbot Grove and Mews 44
In addition to the above property within the borough, the council, by virtue of rate contributions
to the county council, have the right to nominate tenants to 99 county council houses on the
Wormholt estate, and 50 houses on other county council estates.
Accommodation provided in the Borough by Housing Associations.
(a) The Kensington Housing Trust own two freehold houses, 51 leasehold houses, and 257 flats.
Of these, a block of 80 flats was built on about one acre of the large Dalgarno Gardens site acquired
by the council; the land is leased to the Trust at a peppercorn rent for 999 years. The Trust
acquired privately some old houses in Bramley Road, demolished them and erected 40 working-class
flats during 1937.
(b) The Wilsham Housing Trust own 75 single-family houses, 66 self-contained flats and 54
houses let in lodgings.
(c) The Improved Tenements Association own 304 houses in Kensington, and hold ground
rents in respect of 31 houses. During 1937 the Association completed 16 flats on the cleared site of
the Tabernacle Terrace clearance area.
(d) Several smaller housing associations such as the Aubrey Trust and the Horace Street
Trust, closely associated in management with the Wilsham Trust, own 39 houses and 14 flats.
(e) In 1929 the Sutton Trustees acquired a large building site of about 8 acres in Dalgarno
Gardens and built 540 flats. During 1934 a further block of 101 flats was erected on approximately
one acre of land adjoining the original site.
(f) About 5 acres of ground at Dalgarno Gardens acquired by the borough council were leased
in 1933 to the Peabody Donation Fund at a nominal rent, on condition that the Peabody Trustees
erected working class flats for Kensington people. During 1934 a block of 142 flats was completed
and a further 128 flats were ready for occupation in February, 1937.
(g) The Gas Light and Coke Company, during 1936, erected 68 flats on ground owned by
them at the northern end of Ladbroke Grove, and accepted tenants nominated by the council.