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the work be justified as providing facilities for further education connected with the
more essential industries. It was, therefore, not possible to carry out all the second stage
adaptations as planned. An interim scheme was put in hand which included the partitioning
of classrooms, electrical work and temporary supplementary heating by oil
stoves during the winter months.
Foxley Road, Kennington.—Conversion of a former fire station to an ambulance station.
The Minister of Health suggested that the scheme should be reconsidered with a view
to eliminating the use of steel entirely or reducing the amount to a very small quantity.
The scheme was under review at the end of the year.
Schemes
approved
but works not
yet in hand
Division 3—St. Alban's (C. of E.) School, Holborn.—A scheme of adaptation as a day
nursery to replace the former day nursery in Clark's Buildings, which was demolished
to make way for new buildings, was approved by the Minister of Health and a starting
date awarded. Delays in securing completion of the lease of the part of the building to
be adapted resulted in postponement of the work, which will be commenced as soon as
the lease is completed.
Division5—Peel Grove, Bethtial Green.—Maternity and child welfare centre. The Minister
of Health approved the erection on this site of temporary buildings which it is intended
to replace by a permanent comprehensive health centre in about 15 years' time. Commencement
of work was deferred as the necessary steel could not be authorised until
January, 1953.
Division 9—Stormont Road, Battersea.—Maternity and child welfare centre. The Minister
of Health approved, subject to agreement with the Borough Council on the use of the
site, a scheme for the erection of a centre which would form the first instalment of a
comprehensive health centre. A settlement as to the use of the site had not been reached
at the close of the year.
Works
completed
Starting dates
awarded and
works in hand
at end of year
Fleet Road, Hampstead.—Erection of accident ambulance station.
Division
Premises
Servicc
Work involved
3
4
7
7
8
2
5
5
6
7
Springdale Road, Stoke Newington
St. John's Day Nursery, Hackney
Churchyard, Mare Street, Hackney
60a Amott Road, Camberwell
Queen's Road Centre, Camber-
well (Stage I)
West Norwood Welfare Centre,
12 Hannen Road, Lambeth
Branstone Street, Kensington
Roland House, Littlehampton
(Stages I and 11)
Westbourne Park Road, Paddington
Christian Street, Stepney
University House, Bethnal Green
Merton Place, Greenwich
Queen's Road Centre, Camberwell
(Interim Stage II—Adaptations)
Eastern Ambulance Station, Hackney
Fulham Ambulance Station
Day nursery
Day nursery
Maternity and child
welfare centre
Day nursery
Child welfare centre
Occupation centre
Holiday home
Day nursery
Day nursery
Day nursery
Maternity and child
welfare centre
Maternity and child
welfare centre and
evening institute
General ambulance
station
Accident ambulance
station
New building
New building
Extension
Conversion of existing building
War damage and maintenance
repairs
Building of additional classroom
Conversion of existing building
Completion of building
Provision of play space
Extension
New building
Conversion of existing building
and temporary heating
Adaptations — work on
second block (B) will be
subject to approval of revised
scheme to reduce steel
requirements
Improvements