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clearance areas. These added lands include, in addition to dwelling
houses, a number of retail shops, a warehouse, coal yard, Doctor's
surgery and a public house.
The Council are redeveloping this area at a density of about
100 persons per acre. This development constitutes the first stage
of the Giyndon Area Scheme.
The Minister confirmed these Orders during 1958:-
Ann Street (Nose 5-8) Areas: At the end of the year I represented
that the undermentioned properties in the Ann Street Area should be
considered for slum clearance by the Council, these properties being
included in the second phase of the Ann Street Clearance scheme.
The properties comprise:-
NO. 5 Areas 63 and 63a, Vicarage Road; 86-126 (even), 126a,
128-134 (even) Villas Road.
No. 6 Areas 37-45 (odd), 47-57 (odd). Vicarage Road; 36-46
(even), 52, 58, 62-66 (even), 70 and 72, 27-37 (odd), 45-75 (odd)
Villas Road; 46-86 (even), 86a, 88-102 (even), 45-99 (odd) Ann
Street; 29-37 (odd) Walmer Terrace; 38-64 (even) Robert Street.
No. 7 Area: 5 and 7, Giyndon Road.
No. 8 Area: 21-25 (con.) Walmer Terrace.
The majority of these properties are about 100 years old.
Most of the houses have dampness, together with bulged, fractured
walls, leaking roofs and general disrepair.
There are 162 houses comprised in these four areas, in which
there are some 193 families, comprising approximately 512 persons.
London County Council Clearance Areas
Pier Road (North Woolwich) Area; This area was declared by the
County Council on the 20th May,, 1958, and comprises the following
properties:- 238-244 (even) Albert Road; 11-14 (cons.) Mary Rose
Street; 186-190 (even) Woodman Street; 13-23 (odd) Pier Road.
Polthorne Street Areas: This area comprises Nos. 2-12 (even),
16-42 (even), 11-43 (odd) Ann Street, 6-12 (even), 18-36 (even) and
1-27 (odd) Polthome Street; 2-20 (even) Lenton Street; 1-9 (odd)
Foreland Street.
The Area was declared by the County Council on the 18th February,
1958.
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