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take 6 cwts. of fuel. The estate is bounded by the railway line
to the south, Harrow Manorway to the east, Sewell Road to the north,
and Church Manorway to the west. The Council decided to declare this
area as a Smoke Control Area with the utmost expedition in order to
ensure that the occupiers of the dwellings would be using smokeless
fuel from the commencement of their new tenancies.
(iii) Abbey Wood Area. This area contains 1,154 dwellings. The
area becomes operative on the 1st October, 1959, and comprises 157
acres, including 74 acres of open space. It is bounded to the south
by Bostall Hill and Old Park Road, to the west by Basildon Road, to
the north by M.Leod Road and to the east by Knee Hill. This area was
chosen as the Council's first large scale Smoke Control Area of
predominently private properties as offering an opportunity of
gaining experience in the various types of private conversions
necessary.
(iv) Middle Park Area. This Smoke Control Area of a total of
265 acres, including 57 acres of open land, comprises the Council's
Middle Park housing estate of 1,518 houses, with an additional 96
private dwellings. The new properties erectsd by the Council at the
junction of Court Road and Middle Park Avenue are also included,,
The Minister comirmed this Area at the end of the year, with
modifications providing for the division of the area into two parts
with separate operative dates. The operative date for the first
part of the area comprising that section of the area north east of
Middle Park Avenue and the tongue of land between King John's Walk and
Court Road, is the 1st October, 1959, and the operative date for the
remainder of the Area is the 1st October, 1960, In the Council
dwellings it is necessary to convert 1,458 existing Triplex grates
to open fires with back boilers, together with the provision of gas
ignition, and other necessary incidental works. There are a further
115 conversions in Council accommodation which require the fitting of
an approved open fire only with necessary incidental works, including
gas ignition.
Future Areas
(v) Abbey Wood (No. 2) Area. At the end of the year the Council
decided to proceed with the early declaration of this Area as a
Smoke Control Area to become operative on the 1st October, 1960, and
preliminary approval has been requested of the Minister. The Area
as approved in principle by the Council is bounded to the north by the
North Kent Railway line, to the south by McLeod Road, to the east by
the Borough boundary with Erith, and to the west by Basildon Road.
It comprises 78 acre, with 1,150 permanent dwellings, of which 119
are post-war County Council houses which already have approved
appliances fixed. The remaining properties will require conversions
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