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Accommodation Provided.—The accommodation of each dwelling
consists of sitting-room, kitchen, bathroom and fuel store, and from
one to four bedrooms. The 100 Flats comprise 9 one-bedroom,
66 two-bedroom, 22 three-bedroom and 3 four-bedroom Flats.
The dwellings are planned on the "balcony approach" principle
which means that every front door opens direct from the open air
instead of from a staircase landing.
All the kitchen and bathroom walls have a washable glazed
surface, and all door handles, etc., are of bakelite, a synthetic
material which requires no cleaning. The undersides of sinks are
enclosed to form additional cupboard space. The junction of the
floors and walls are closed to facilitate cleaning and as the floors
are polished, they require no further covering.
Each flat has its own hot water supply provided by an
" Interoven " stove in the living room. Most bedrooms have an
open coal fireplace, the remainder being fitted with an electric
heating point. The tenants have the choice of gas or electricity for
cooking stoves and wash-boilers, and electrical power points are
provided in the living rooms for wireless sets.
One of the greatest difficulties is the prevention of the passage
of sound from one flat to another. With a view to preventing this
as far as possible, air spaces have been provided in the floors and
partitions.
Special spaces have been set apart as drying grounds for clothes
and a number of perambulator sheds have been provided.
Cost.—The total cost of the scheme, including the purchase of
the site, erection of buildings, architects' and quantity surveyors'
fees, removal expenses, etc., will amount approximately to £58,000.
Rents.—The flats are let at the following maximum inclusive
rents:—-
s. d. s. d.
One-bedroom type
Two-bedroom type
Three-bedroom type
Four-bedroom type
7 10 to 8 4 per week.
10 6 to 12 0 per week.
15 4 to 16 4 per week.
17 3 per week.