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Albany Road Re-development Area
Albany Road No. 1 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1954
Nos. 1-18 (consecutive numbers) Caroline Place, Brentford,
Nos. 1-12 (consecutive numbers) Catherine Row, Brentford, and
No. 5 Albany Road, Brentford.
The one remaining family of 5 persons were rehoused by the Council during
the year, and the 27 houses remaining in the area were demolished, Nos. 15, 16,
17 and 18 Caroline Place having been demolished in 1958.
Albany Road No. 3 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1954
No. 19A Albany Road, Brentford,
Nos. 3-8 (consecutive numbers) Mount Pleasant, Brentford, and
Nos. 1-12 (consecutive numbers) Sussex Place, Brentford.
The re-housing by the Council of the remaining families (2 families - 6
persons) from this area was completed during the year and the 19 houses were
demolished.
Albany Road No. 4 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1956
Nos. 51 - 67 (odd numbers) Albany Road, Brentford.
These 9 houses were demolished during the year.
Albany Road No 5 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1957
Nos. 69 - 77 (odd numbers) Albany Road, Brentford,
Nos. 258/259 High Street, Brentford, and
Nos. 263 - 272 (consecutive numbers) High Street, Brentford.
Twelve families (33 persofiS) were re-housed by the Council during the year,
leaving 3 families (14 persons) to be re-housed. Nos. 69 - 77 Albany Road were
demolished during the year.
Albany Road No 6 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1957
Nos. 19 - 25 (odd numbers) Albany Road, Brentford,
Nos. 29 - 37 (odd numbers) Albany Road, Brentford, and
Nos. 280 - 289 (consecutive numbers) High Street, Brentford.
The Minister of Housing and Local Government confirmed this Order on the
19th May, 1959 with the following modifications:-
(1) That the lands and buildings known as Nos. 280 and 281 High Street,
Brentford, be included in the Clearance Area on the grounds only that
the buildings thereon, by reason of their bad arrangement in relation
to other buildings, are dangerous or injurious to health of the inhabitants
of the area, and
(2) that the lands and buildings known as Nos. 288 and 289 High Street,
Brentford, be included in the Order as land which the Council are,
under Section 43 (2) of the Housing Act, 1957, authorised to purchase
compulsorily outside the Clearance Area.
During the year 9 families, consisting of 34 persons were re-housed by the
Council, leaving 6 families (21 persons) to be re-housed at the end of the year.
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