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Housing.
The Council acquired for the purpose of housing development
3 plots of land, namely, Eastbrook Farm, Rabbit Field
and Rail Pond Field, a total of about 40 acres for about £10,000
In August a beginning was made on the work of sewering and
making the roads on Rabbit Field and a small part of the Kail
Pond Field.
There was a large decline in the rate of growth of the L.C.C.
Becontree Housing Estate, only some 1.400 houses having been
erected in the course of the year in the Dagenham area. Tim
made a total of the Becontree Estate in this area of 15.033
houses and left some 232 for full completion.
The following is a list of new roads on the Estate:
Wren Gardens, Durell Road, Durell Gardens and Daye
Gardens, Danette Gardens.