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damp and generally in a bad state of disrepair, and all the sanitary conveniences
were unsatisfactory, damp and not readily accessible.
Represented on December 9th, 1935. Clearance Order made on March 25th,
1936. No Public Inquiry was held in this instance and confirmation from the
Ministry of Health was received on August 13th, 1936. The buildings have not yet
been demolished.
Bankstock Buildings Area (14 buildings).
Bankstock Buildings: Nos. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13; 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
All the buildings in this Area consisted of terrace-type cottages fronting on a
narrow cul-de-sac restricted against vehicular traffic and situated on a congested
site.
Twelve houses each contained two rooms and wash-house and two each contained
four rooms and wash-house.
All the buildings were of single-back type, badly planned and arranged
internally, lacked satisfactory internal and through ventilation and natural light,
were overshadowed, contained low and cramped rooms, and living rooms and washhouses
directly communicating and ventilating into each other. Most of the houses
were without passages and had narrow, steep, winding, dark and unventilated
staircases leading directly out of and into rooms. Most of the street doors opened
directly into, living rooms and four buildings had floors below the level of the
adjacent cul-de-sac. All the buildings were without sinks and had external water
supplies in the yards.
Structures were weak, bulged, settled, damp and in a general state of
disrepair. Six buildings had restricted yards below the required superficial area.
Represented on January 13th, 1936. Clearance Order made on April 29th,
1936. No Public Inquiry was held in this instance and the Ministry of Health
confirmed the Order on August 29th, 1936. The buildings have not yet been
demolished.
Selman Street Area (30 buildings).
Selman Street: Nos. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11; 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37,
39; 2, 4, 6, 8, 10; 14, 16, 18, 20.
Cassland Road: Nos. 215, 217.
Wick Road: No. 228.
There were thirty aged buildings included in this Area, mostly of terrace type
fronting on public streets. The accommodation provided in the houses ranged
from buildings each with four rooms to a dwelling with eight rooms, wash-house
and scullery. Six houses were without sinks and had external water supplies in
the yards. Five dwellings were without proper wash-houses and had wash-coppers
in rooms used for living purposes, and one house was without a yard and five had
restricted yards, below the required superficial area.
Most of the houses were badly planned and arranged internally, lacked satisfactory
internal ventilation and natural light and had floors below the level of the
adjacent ground. Some of the buildings were overshadowed and all contained
low and cramped rooms.
Some buildings were without passages and had the street doors opening directly
into living rooms. Staircases were generally sunken and in many instances led
directly out of living rooms and were dark and unventilated. Structures were
mostly weak, bulged, settled, damp and generally in a bad state of disrepair, and
sanitary conveniences were unsatisfactory.
Represented on April 20th, 1936. Clearance Order made on September 23rd,
1936. Public Inquiry held on January 26th, 1937, and the Ministry of Health's
decision is awaited.