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The Council's Smoke Control Order was made in October,
1957 and confirmed by the Minister in December, 1958. It
is operative on 1st October, 1960.
Abbey Wood (No.2)
This Area comprises 78 acres, and is bounded to the
north by the North Kent Railway line, to the east by the
Borough boundary with Erith, to the south by McLeod Road,
and to the west by Basildon Road. There are 1,150
dwellings, of which three are Borough Council properties,
119 post-war County Council dwellings, the remainder being
private.
It is estimated that some 1,000 of these dwellings will
require some 1,600 new solid fuel appliances.
The Smoke Control Order was made by the Council in
July, 1959 and at the end of the year awaited confirmation
by the Minister. The operative date of the Order is the
1st October, 1960.
Clothworkers Wood
This Area comprises 260 acres and is bounded to the
south by Shooters Hill, to the east by the Borough boundary
with Bexley, Camdale Road, and the boundary wall of the old
portion of Woolwich Cemetery, to the north by King's Highway
and Heathfield Terrace, to the west by Bassant Road, Swingate
Lane, the rear of the south side of Kirkham Street, Erindale,
rear of Chelsworth Drive, Garland Road and the Shooters Hill
Golf Course. There are 1,868 dwellings, of which 357 are
Borough Council properties and 213 post-war County Council
dwellings, the remainder being private.
It is estimated that approximately 1,500 of these
dwellings will require some 2,500 new solid fuel appliances.
The Smoke Control Order was made by the Council in
July, 1959 and awaited confirmation at the end of the year.
The Order comes into operation on the 1st October,1960.
Future Areas
In October, 1959 the Council decided to proceed with
the declaration of two further Areas with a view to the
formal declaration in the early summer of 1960, to enable
the Orders to become operative in the autumn of 1961.
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