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The Wyndham-road area lies in the angle between Camberwell-road and
Camberwell New-road, and the portion included in the official representation consists
of some small groups of old, worn-out houses, covering some 3 acres, which should
be dealt with as insanitary property. To the south of these, however, there are a
number of small cottages with large gardens which, with part of the gardens of some
houses in Camberwell New-road, cover an area of about 4 acres. With the two
congested sections the whole will give four compact building sites having a total
area of some 7 acres in a central district which will form a most desirable site for
rehousing purposes, and will greatly assist in the practical carrying out of this and
other clearance schemes in south London. The displacement of about 762 persons
of the working classes is involved, and it will be possible to provide housing accommodation
on this area for about 2,020 persons.
Altogether 3,532 persons of the working classes will be displaced, and it is
proposed to provide rehousing accommodation under the scheme for an equal
number of persons. The surplus accommodation which can be provided on the
cleared areas will be devoted to purposes other than the rehousing of persons
displaced by the scheme. The preliminary estimate of the cost of acquisition and
clearance amounts to £150,000. The scheme was duly submitted to the Minister of
Health for confirmation and a public local inquiry lasting five days was held into
the proposals between 19th-25th November, 1925. At the end of the year the
decision of the Minister was still awaited.
In order that there should be no delay in proceeding with the erection of dwellings
on the Wyndham-road area, the Council on 28th July, 1925, approved a capital
estimate of £700 in respect of the preparation of working drawings and other
preliminary expenses, and plans for the first block were submitted to the Minister
of Health for approval.
Hornsey-rise
estate.
The Council on 31st March. 1925, decided to purchase for housing purposes for
£11,250 the freehold property known as the Hornsey-rise Training College, fronting
on Hazelville-road, Islington, formerly used as an orphanage. The site, which is
within a short distance of the Highgate tube railway station and two other
stations, has an area of about 3 acres, exclusive of roads. It was partly occupied
by buildings of an institutional character which it was decided to demolish. No
new roads will be required for the development of the site, and accommodation for
1,168 persons will be provided, in three blocks of dwellings, comprising 188
tenements
In order that arrangements might be made for the development of the site,
which is to be known after reconstruction as the Hornsey-rise estate, the Council on
28th July, 1925, approved a capital estimate of £3,000 in respect of expenditure
involved in the preparation of working drawings and other preliminary expenses in
connection with the erection of the dwellings. At the end of the year bills of
quantities for the first block of dwellings were in course of preparation and working
drawings for the second block were approaching completion.
Old Oak
estate.
On 21st July, 1925, the Council approved an estimate of £9,550 in respect of
the erection of 14 houses and certain road work on the site of the disused temporary
school od the Old Oak estate, Hammersmith, and at the end of the year the bills of
quantities for the work were in an advanced stage.
Wormholt
estate.
On 28th July, 1925, the Council decided to purchase the undeveloped part of
the Wormholt estate, belonging to the Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough
Council, and approved a capital estimate of £60,000 for the purpose. The purchase
price amounted to £56,000.
The area of the land is approximately 66 acres, of which about 13 acres will be
required for the extension of Western-avenue, one of the arterial roads leading from
London through Acton. Some of the roads on part of the land are already made
up, while others are sewered but otherwise not yet made up. The site adjoins the