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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH, 1964
Area in acres (including 116 acres of foreshore of River
Thames and 24 acres of inland water) 2, 449.5
Population - Census 1931 62, 617
Population Census 1951 59,367
Population - Census 1961 54,833
Population Registrar General s Estimate for area (Mid 1964) 54,850
Number of Inhabited Houses according to Rate Book (April 1964)
(including shops with dwelling accommodation) 16.801
Rateable Value at 31.3.64 £4,478,053
Sum produced by 1d Rate (1963-1964) £17.953
The Borough was divided into nine Wards, although during the year Ward
boundaries were changed for the purpose of election of Councillors to the New
London Borough of Hounslow
BRENTFORD Brentford East
Brentford West
Brentford Central
CHISWICK Chiswick Park
Grove Park
Bedford Park
Gunnersbury
Old Chiswick
Turnham Green
The Borough of Brentford and Chiswick, bordered on the south by the River
Thames and on the west by the River Brent and the Grand Union Canal, but with
less clearly defined boundaries to the north and east is a County District of
varied character, from good residential property on and near the river frontage
in Chiswick and in the Bedford Park area through mixed residential and shopping
areas on and near the road and rail traffic routes, to a mainly industrial area
in the main road to the west in Brentford, with smaller industrial areas in
south Chiswick and south Brentford
New development is changing the skyline as seen from the south bank of the
River multi-storey office blocks are intruding but there is strong hope that
part of the River Thames frontage is likely to be required for the use of the
people with the redevelopment of the ugly industrial buildings of the Gas Works
and Water Works sites near Kew Bridge and there has even been talk of the
obliterating of ugly railway sidings by building on top of them The new overhead
road to the west has already though it is only open for a short distance,
improved both the appearance and the traffic obstructions of part of the Great
West Road and its very existance brings visions of a more beautiful Brentford.
There are 618 65 acres of open space within the Borough with ample facilities
for refreshment and recreation both for the public in general and for the
sporting 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.
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