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was, but for some reason this was never carried out. It
was grass grown, and was used for grazing purposes. In
the early eighties the Glamorgan Road was formed, and
as houses sprung up along it the road approached this
field and finally opened into it near its centre. Finally
the fence, stile and hedge abutting on the Upper
Teddington Road disappeared, and traffic began to
proceed through the field from Glamorgan Road to the
Upper Teddington Road. At the same time a fence with
gate and stile was erected across the field just east of
where Glamorgan Road entered it.
This road as it had now become was never properly
made up. A footpath was constructed on the south side,
and this was kerbed, but otherwise there was not much
done. It became overshadowed by trees which bordered
the road on either sids. The road was not lighted; it
was full of holes, and in wet weather almost impassible
on account of the mud. It was now called Normansfield
Avenue. The reason why the road was not properly
made up was because the Hampton Wick authorities
could not spend money in making up a Teddington Road
and the Teddington Authorities could not recover from
owners of property on the Hampton Wick side if they
made the road up. It was, therefore, felt that if the
boundary were altered to run along the centre of the
avenue, the owners of property on both sides could be
compelled to contribute towards the making up of the
road. At the Public Inquiry evidence was given by
various residents as to the deplorable condition of the
avenue at the present time. The upshot was that in the
beginning of the year 1912 Mr. Squire reported to the
General Purposes Committee of the Middlesex County
Council. He said he thought a case had been made out
for the alteration of the boundary for the following
reasons:—
(1) The imperative necessity of making up Normansfield
Avenue in the interests of the inhabitants
of the districts, and of common decency.