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Marylebone 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION D.—HOUSING
Permanent Estates.
The Town Clerk has kindly supplied the following information regarding housing accommodation provided by the Council up to 31st December, 1962 :—
| Pre-war Estates | No. of Dwellings |
|---|---|
| Crawford Place Dwellings | 52 |
| Fisherton Street | 130 |
| Barrow Hill | 172 |
| Church Street | 140 |
| Winchilsea House | 23 |
| Townshend | 222 |
| Abbey Road/Boundary Road | 54 |
| Hamilton Terrace | 52 |
| Queen's Terrace/Pembroke Terrace | 38 |
| 35/55, Boundary Road | 48 |
| Wellington Road | 121 |
| 147/149, Gloucester Place | 10 |
| 1/7, Aquila Street | 6 |
| Abercorn Place | 34 |
| 22-30, Balcombe Street | 14 |
| 17-19, Balcombe Street | 4 |
| Townshend Road | 8 |
| 147-165, Lisson Grove | 12 |
| 57-73, Boundary Road | 36 |
| Aquila Street Extension | 23 |
| Violet Hill House | 22 |
| 40-47, Chapel Street | 20 |
| Newcourt Street | 48 |
| Church Street Extension | 76 |
| 9-25, Cochrane Street | 32 |
| 1,397 | |
Further Development Linked with Slum Clearance.
The position at the end of the year was :—
Broadley StreetjPenfold Street (30 flats)
Good progress has been made on this scheme and work has reached the plastering stage.
Ashbridge Street (East) (10 flats)
Demolition has been completed and progress has been made up to ground floor level.
Freshwater PlacejHomer Row (9 maisonettes)
Work has been commenced on the foundations.
Mulready Street (182 dwellings)
Clearance of the site has commenced and sketch plans for the development are under consideration.
Clipstone Street (246 flats)
Sketch proposals for the redevelopment of the area bounded by Carburton Street, Cleveland Street,
Clipstone Street and Great Titchfield Street for housing with a limited amount of commercial use
have been submitted to the Planning Authority.
Housing (Financial Provisions) Acts, 1958 and 1959.
(a) Loans.—The Council made three loans during the year totalling £9,200 to enable applicants to
acquire premises for owner-occupation.
(b) Improvement Grants.—11 Discretionary and 49 Standard Grants totalling £10,554 were approved
during the year to enable private owners to convert and improve existing premises.