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The Borough is divided into nine Wards
BRENTFORD Brentford East
Brentford West
Brentford Central
CHISWICK Chiswick Park
Grove Park
Bedford Park
Gunnersbury
Old Chiswick
Turnham Green
In the Borough of Brentford and Chiswick although the general appearance
and the skyline of the area is slowly altering because of demolitions road
widening and new building in Brentford and the appearance of multi-storey
multi coloured concrete and glass office blocks in both parts of the Borough,
the general characteristics remain much as in former years The eastern half
of the Borough is mainly residential with a certain number of industrial build
ings of the smaller type interspersed throughout while in the western half
there is a highly industrialised section chiefly situated along the Great West
Road one of the two great arterial roads which convey the main London traffic
westwards. The south of the Borough is bounded by the River Thames and in
Brentford, the river is joined by the southern outlet of the Grand Union Canal
which flows through Brentford from North to South and carries a considerable
weight of goods traffic
There are 625 5 acres of open space within the borough with ample facilities
for refreshment and recreation both for the public in general and for the sport
ing activities of particular groups The proportion of open space to the total
area of the Borough is approximately 25%, a very reasonable proportion for an
urban area
The residents of the Borough are of mixed categories including professional
and clerical people of all grades artisans, factory workers etc. and the types
of dwellings vary from flatted houses and cottages to large detached residences
in their own surrounding grounds The amount of slum property is not consider
able and progress continues to be made with the demolition of houses which are
no longer fit for human habitation Information on the rehousing of the tenants
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