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Dwellings in
or near the
central areas.
Particulars are given below of the various schemes of the Council for the provision
of new block dwellings under Part III of the Housing Act, 1925, in or near
the central areas of London, to which reference is made on pases 171-172.
Broxholme
House,
Fulham.
The main portion of the site of the disused school in Harwood-road, Fulham, was
appropriated in December, 1928, for housing purposes, the remainder of the site
being utilised for the widening of New King's-road and Harwood-road. The old
school buildings have been demolished. The area of the housing site is .76 of an
acre, and estimates amounting to £35,100 were approved by the Council on 29th
January and 22nd October, 1929, for the erection thereon of a five-storey block of
dwellings (Broxholme House) to contain 44 tenements and 8 lock-up shops. The
scheme also provides for 12 perambulator and cycle sheds. The work is being
carried out by Rowley Brothers (1929), Limited, and at the end of the year building
operations were well advanced. During the year a plot of land forming part of the
Harwood-road site was let on lease for 99 years to the Fulham Metropolitan
Borough Council for the erection of an electricity sub-station.
Loughborough
estate.
Loughborough estate comprises about 6 acres at the junction of Loughboroughroad
and Wiltshire-road, Lambeth. The site is being acquired under a compulsory
purchase Order which was made by the Council on 26th March, 1929, and confirmed
by the Minister of Health in August, 1929. It is proposed ultimately to erect on the
site six blocks of dwellings, five storeys in height, to contain about 295 tenements
with 994 rooms. The site has been partially cleared and tenders for the erection
of the first two blocks of dwellings were invited towards the end of 1929.
Claphampark
estate.
Clapham-park estate consisted originally of two areas of about 5½ and 2½ acres
on the north and south sides respectively of Atkins-road, Wandsworth at its junction
with New Park-road. These portions of the estate are being acquired under a compulsory
purchase Order made by the Council on 26th March, 1929, and confirmed by
the Minister of Health in October, 1929. The Council has entered into an agreement
with the Postmaster-General for an exchange of lands so as to improve the shape of
the Council's land to the north of Atkin's-road and to provide a satisfactory site for a
telephone exchange. The Council on 11th June, 1929, decided to acquire by agreement
certain properties for addition to the southern portion of the site and it is now
proposed to acquire as opportunities arise other land for addition to the northern
portion of the site. The total area of the estate as thus enlarged would be about
18 acres, but it is proposed to reserve about two acres with a frontage to King's-avenue
for development other than by the erection of working-class dwellings
About 713 tenements (in five-storey blocks) with 2,431 rooms can be erected
on the part of the site reserved for working-class dwellings. The southern section
of the site and part of the northern section are being cleared, and tenders for the
erection of dwellings on the southern section will be invited early in 1930.
Glebe estate
North
Glebe estate North, on the north side of Peckham-road, Camberwell, adjoining
Brunswick-square is about 5 acres in extent. The selection of the site was approved
by the Council on 30th April, 1929, and it is being acquired by agreement. Plans
have been prepared for the erection of about 206 dwellings (in five-storey blocks)
with 716 rooms on the western portion (about ¾ of an acre) of the site (with the
exception of a portion at the rear, which is reserved by the vendor for the erection
of a mission hall) and on the central portion (about 2¾ acres). Tenders for the erection
of the first three blocks of these dwellings will be invited early in 1930. It is
proposed to provide in one of the buildings accommodation to be let for use as an
infant welfare centre.
Glebe estate
South
Glebe estate South (2½ acres) is situated the south side of Peckham-road,
opposite Glebe estate North. The Council on 30th July, 1929, made a compulsory
purchase Order in respect of the site and confirmation of the Order by the Minister
of Health is awaited. The lay-out plan of the site which has been prepared
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