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The principal Carriageway and Footway Paving Works executed
during the year are as follows :—
The whole of the Carriageway of Gravel Lane, from Southwark
Street at the north end to Southwark Chambers at the south end,
containing an area surface of 4,105 square yards, has been relaid.
1,890 square yards of redressed stone was used, and about 1,700
square yards of concrete, 6 inches in thickness.
The Macadam Carriageways of Denman Street and Railway
Approach have been broken up, and the portions of those streets
within our boundary were paved with new 3-inch x 7-inch
Aberdeen Granite Cubes, bedded on 6 inches of concrete.
These thoroughfares had been in bad condition for some considerable
time, but were handed over to this Board last year.
The old Flint Carriageway of Rose Alley has been taken up and
replaced with Granite Pitching. A portion of Burrell Street has
also been paved with Granite Pitching, in place of the Macadam
which formerly existed.
The two last-mentioned streets were paved with old stone from
London Bridge Incline.
Portions of the Carriageways of Barge House Street and Upper
Ground Street have been relaid.
The Carriageway of Park Street, by Messrs. Barclay's, has been
relaid with redressed stone. Guernsey Granite is laid at the
junction with Red Cross Street; the remainder is Aberdeen Granite.
The Channels of Newcomen Street have been entirely relaid. and
all defective stones removed.
The Channels of Castle Street have also been relaid throughout
its whole length.
The Carriageway on the north side of Red Cross Place has been
temporarily relaid, this street now being 25 feet in width; a Footway
on the same side has been formed; 6-inch x 12-inch new
Aberdeen Curb and 3-inch York from our Stone Yard was used in
this work.
The Footway in William Street on the east side has been taken
up and the York Stone squared and relaid ; the Curb has also been
redressed and refixed.