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situated on the north side of King Street, and is approached
therefrom by a narrow roadway. A number of the properties
face on to Bradmore Grove.
The area is .73 acres in extent and comprises 32 properties,
three of which are still occupied as dwelling-houses,
the others being vacant. All the properties are old and
worn out, badly lighted and ventilated, and with rising
dampness; much of the brickwork is settled and defective,
and much of the pointing of the brickwork is defective.
The area as a whole is congested.
In a letter (6/11/86) the London County Council intimates
that it does not itself intend to deal with the area
as a clearance area or part of a clearance area under the
Housing Act, 1930.
The Council decided that the area should be declared a
clearance area under the Act, that the owners should be
required to demolish the properties in the area, and that
the Council should impose suitable restrictions and conditions
with regard to the user of the land when cleared
of buildings. The number of persons of the working
classes in occupation of the buildings according to a recent
count is nine.
Action pending.
Edwin Cottages Area.—In November, 1936, I submitted
an official representation with respect to the area
known as the Edwin Cottages Area.
The area is .02 acres in extent and comprises two brickbuilt,
two-storey dwellings. The buildings are old and worn
out; the brickwork is defective; there is rising dampness
in both of the houses, which are badly lighted; the drains
are defective and other insanitary conditions exist. In
addition, the area is lacking in air space.
In a letter (6/11/36) the London County Council intimates
that it does not itself intend to deal with the area