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of flats of a less pretentious character and a large estate
erected within the last few years by the Samuel Lewis
Trust. The shops and business premises are situated
mainly in the North End Road.
In the Hurlinglam district which is almost entirely
residential, there is a variety of types including semidetached
houses, many with 12 to 14 rooms, artisan
dwellings containing 6 rooms, flats of moderate size
and rental and a large number of expensive service flats
near the river.
Most of the other districts contain a large number
of terrace houses which vary in size from cottages containing
four rooms on two floors to houses containing
12 to 14 rooms on four floors. There are in addition a
few three-roomed cottages as in Fane Place, and tworoomed
cottages are not unknown, for example in Fane
Street. The most common types are working class
terrace houses with four to eight rooms on two or three
floors according to the size. The majority of the terrace
houses were built 25 to 50 years ago, but a few are
approximately 100 years old, for instance certain of the
houses in Stanley Road, Farm Lane and on the north
side of Rectory Road. Many of these old houses arc in
a fairly good condition. The houses are almost entirely
brick built.
Fulham is practically all built up except in Hurlingham
and the various public parks, so that it is almostimpossible
to find building sites.
Sufficiency of Supply of Houses. That there is a
considerable shortage of supply of houses at reasonable
rents there can be no doubt for the following reasons:—
(1) The large number of houses originally built and only
suitable for one family, but occupied by two or more
families.
(2) The number of applications to the Public Health
Department for accommodation either in London
County Council houses or for the flats to be built by