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sites of No. 87 and 89, Limehouse Causeway (recently pulled
down), and vacant land in King John's Court, the total area being
8,500 superficial feet.
The Committee subsequently inspected the area, and I was
requested to prepare a scheme shewing how the area could be
developed for the erection of cottage dwellings. On the 20th
July 1 accordingly submitted plans to the Committee and
reported as follows:—
"The area dealt with comprises the whole of the premises
"and vacant land shewn by the pink tint upon the accompanying
"tracing No. 11. 13, having frontages to Limchousc Causeway
"on the North, Three Colt Street on the West, King John's
"Court on the South, and Gill Street on the East.
"Tracing No. 11. 16 shews a scheme for developing this
"area for residential purposes by the construction of two 2-storcy
"cottages to front Gill Street, two to front Three Colt Street,
"and seven to front Limehouse Causeway.
"Drawing No. 11. 18 shews in detail the ground plan and
"section of the cottages proposed to be erected, from which it
"will be seen that each cottage comprises a complete tenement
"of three or two rooms on each floor, those on the upper floors
"being reached by external stone stairs direct from the street
"The accommodation thus provided comprises on the
"ground floor nine 3-roomed houses and two 2-roomed houses,
"and on the first floor also nine 3-roomcd and two 2-roomed
"houses, giving a total of 62 rooms, which at the usual calcula"tion
of two persons per room allows for 124 persons.
"Each two-roomed house has a living room and bed room;
"and each three-roomed house has a living room and 2 bed
"rooms, all of the area and height recommended by the London
"County Council.
"Every tenement has separate W.C., and joint use with the
"tenement above or below it of the wash-house and yard in the