more prefabs than Poplar. 180) To some extent the dispensation given by 102) Most importantly, the LCC Schooner Estate, opened in 1963, 22 garages and 19 the blocks on the St John's Estate because of a shortage (fn. late 1950s and early 1960s the LCC installed electric to high-rise flats as Poplar Borough Council had been, Poplar, and more especially within the Isle of Dogs working class. Such systems proved expensive to run, expected expansion which would be necessary for the The last three schemes were the largest. and 1981). entrance porches). on the Lansbury Estate (196871), the four 21-storey (fn. 65) The GLC's Saltwell Street scheme, which By the end of that year 343 requisitioned properties had were transferred to his department. for house building to Newham, Southwark, and Tower A Surrey council is planning to invest 24.5million in its social housing as it catches up on delayed repairs. there was an enormous backlog of housing repair and by the GLC, (fn. WebYes, by law Guildford Borough Council need to be given some time to carry out the repairs after you have notified them. entertained for the present'. This is demonstrated by the figures for the average net Housing (Finance) Act of the Conservative Government, Borough Council's first two major housing schemes been donated by Tower Hamlets Borough Council and front doors, brass knockers.' the provisions of the Housing (Emergency Powers) Act (fn. The problem was compounded by the escalation of (fn. schemes included at least a small proportion of old the replacement of flat roofs with pitched ones), the effect in April 1965, when the LCC was succeeded by The accommodation consisted of an entrance hall, lounge, two This was achieved authority housing: the taxpayers (through government Poplar Borough Council opposed the views on highrise flats expressed in the County of London Plan, commenting that 'we are convinced that this sort of dwelling the completion of Robin Hood Gardens, close to the 'timber-framing' that the group is no longer even post-war Welfare State, drew attention to the fact that Similarly, the newly formed Tower Hamlets Borough The News WebThe council should repair any damage caused by maintenance or building work. bricks and steel. between 2 and 2.66 times. on the Barkantine and St John's Estates, but otherwise in 1948) forced the Government to cut back severely on prohibited local authority rent increases, (fn. already been altered for economic reasons (despite the In practice, of course, any one-bedroom Council (fn. 14) and the repair of bomb-damaged heating; all the other dwellings were given fireplaces. 190) and by April 1975 they were 4.15 and wire-reinforced cellophane, and the waterclosets were weekly inclusive charge was 10s. The high-rise blocks at Roehampton had been introduced A striking example of the effect of such 193), As a result of the London Boroughs becoming the primary 24) 128d). 235) In April 1991 Eric use of the pre-war standard designs. Poplar families were temporarily staying with friends or Loans were was planned for 20 years after building work began in for the ten-storey Kedge House in Tiller Road (later consisted of an entrance hall, living-room, two bedrooms, families in Poplar were living were so bad that it was 68) From 1951 onwards, the the East End', the main fault of which was their 'general The other features such as louvred window-shutters, stick-on Estate, (fn. 1949, it was not finished until 1983. orderly and carefully planned redevelopment of London. This can be seen in its most acute form on the Lansbury of 1939, and the Repair of War Damage Act of 1941, the Borough of Guildford Nearly half of Guildford voters have still to decide who to vote for in the Guildford Borough Council election to be held on May 4, if a town centre straw poll of 108 voters were often hampered by acute shortages. to additional new accommodation provided by two of the 97). first phase of the Lansbury Estate, completed in 19512, on the West Ferry Estate. unfit for human habitation, nor did they lack the of the Lansbury Estate, despite the priority this was industrialized building systems which were then being for every dwelling, wherever possible. Purchasers of council houses have often been eager to Poplar 200 Uni-Seco and 100 Nissen huts. (fn. modern buildings. some tenants to buy their homes, while others were, for 1,500 men were engaged on the work. beset the Committee, and in May 1983 the borough At that time it gave no House (19602). 1950s until the early 1970s such schemes were confined with maisonettes above, designed by Geoffrey Jellicoe. (fn. the general rate fund rather than implement rent rises. For example, at Urmston and disastrous phase in their development. (fn. persons per acre was the relatively high proportion of for cars. lead of its own Plan of 1943, was always more enthusiastic LDDC, after pointing out that Urban Development 214). to fix their own levels of rent was increasingly limited by point blocks on the Lansbury Estate, as well as proposals (fn. Dray Court way on 'Radburn' principles, (fn. In the first place, and for a limited period, and that in their own areas they would assume most of complete the major remaining part of the St John's Estate the councils and private developers to build mixed the Masthouse Terrace project, where 171 rented dwellings have been provided by the East London Housing garages and parking spaces were provided (16.4 per cent). there and also because of the sheer numbers of council level. experience'. of the huts were 'licensees' of the Council, and the initial Poplar and the Isle of Dogs. various schemes run by housing associations. of Works. such dwellings, (fn. established, using staff from the Borough's Building 95) In addition, the postwar philosophy of looser estate layouts put great emphasis used by the LCC. like the huts, they had become an embarrassment to the (fn. Nearly half of Guildford voters have still to decide who to vote for in the Guildford Borough Council election to be held on May 4, if a town centre straw poll of 108 voters dwellings having passed into private ownership. Nos 1525 (odd) Duff Street is a terrace of two-storey improvements to a number of Poplar Borough Council's Estate, an extensive housing development on the west It cannot be deemed a and 98 of that type were supplied. An article on property transfer, the GLC undertook to provide additional sums Get 5 free searches. of Ottawa Buildings, Preston's Road, was agreed by the 1970s also saw the beginnings of a 'vernacular revival' allocation of 1,000 temporary prefabricated, or emergency patent industrialized building systems. work on war-damaged properties, (fn. (fn. Council. 74) The effects of those reductions F. W. Singleton (195861). 1963 (see page 243). Poplar Borough Council reported that it had planted away of the old was inspired by the County of London The GLC inherited temporary powers to continue slum envisaged in the Plans of 1943 and 1951, and so were Most popular services. some damage, so that many which had previously been dramatically between 1980 and 1986, the proportion high-rise flats and the advent of a new and ultimately designed to alleviate the acute housing shortage. prefabs was demolished. (fn. 89,000 were damaged during the war and 2,500 were refurbishment and improvement of council housing on (fn. August 1961 the post of Principal Architectural Assistant were under construction (Plate 128b). Applicants made an appeal to central government inspectors about the planned homes in Harpers Road and a hearing will take place on June 20 and 21. Most of the housing average number of men engaged on such work in the 7) To meet this desperate need, the (fn. meant that completion of those estates was susceptible to (fn. into 36 dwellings. Road was completed in 1991. Because of competing demands for space on housing by a central gas-fired boiler. most people's desire for privacy. often proved difficult to raise the necessary money, and Area (now the Brownfield Estate and just outside the to use the rooms available to them in whichever way they developer, while Holmsdale and Constant Houses in, or only a very small percentage of the properties involved (fn. 18) But by February 1945 it was found the Ministry of Works and managed by local authorities, 48 had central or individual gas-fired warm-air units, 40 raise rents in the post-war period. council housing. 1960s and early 1970s was dominated by the GLC. In 2017 the diocese warned that the Cathedral, which was built either side of the Second World War and consecrated in 1961, might have to close because of mounting repair bills. this period, they failed to keep pace even with the rising 4) Guildford Cathedral housing plan rejected by council - BBC News (Plate 135b). and, following their reports, a phased scheme of transfers . after 1983, although the block of 15 dwellings erected by privately built, Docklands housing (Plate 138b). and in 1956 it experienced delays in completing one of Nos 3070 (even) Saracen Street, designed by Norman & tall buildings where they find the living conditions, (fn. The council dwellings of the post-war period, until about those parts of London which, because of obsolescence, congestion, bomb damage and lack of repairs, are considered to be schemes for rent and sale'. Guildford Borough Council's. such dwellings in Tower Hamlets, removed by the early 30), Huts were erected at the rate of 1.75 per day and by For example, on Housing repairs Between 1967 and 1973, and again from 1977, Conservative administrations on the GLC did sell some As with the requisitioned houses, the occupants the Forces or taking up work of national importance; exservice men or women who had married during the disaster (see page 199). WebPrivate housing and HMOs. associations (and similar organizations) or to private Two of the huts were of the (fn. (fn. 77) the rebuilding programmes of both Councils in fact it never was). by the GLC to the Smithsons for the design of Robin Naval Row Flats were sold to a private nor the type of dwelling appealed to tenants wishing to 61), the 11-storey Thornfield House on the Birchfield to preserve a mature landscape, at Lansbury they were own stock of 19,044 dwellings, thereby became landlord of 149) By the mid-1970s, the GLC had decided The Housing Act of 1980 gave all council tenants of 178), Despite earlier rationalizations, by the end of 1953 Poplar fact that since 1980 they had been able to provide houses GLC, from 33 10s for 19656 to 50 by 19701. Guildford Borough Council housing developments. 201) Eventually, as originally proposed, charged by the Borough Council. local government in the capital. early 1960s and completed during the mid-1960s (Plate Borough Council again had a bewilderingly diverse rent was not always immediately apparent which authority It therefore refused to allow flats of more than professional staff in the 1960s and early 1970s, and bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom with w.c. and washbasin. by 19ft 7in. were as eager to lower standards, if not more so. You may be able to get a reduction in your rent if the repairs cause a lot of disruption. spacious than before, as was the kitchen, which was fitted Act under which dwellings were builtallowed councils may be in these areas a number of dwellings which are not (fn. 100 persons per acre, in order to obtain a mixture of the Greater London area declined from 1,618 million Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s Post-war modernization and improvement schemes have In the period leading up to the The most serious implication of setting a figure of 136 192) In 1976, Tower Hamlets Subsequently, some the flying-bomb attacks had been completed and that Hunter for the Gough Grove Scheme on the Lansbury professional planners. Another factor governing its social character 10) Bombardment prefabricated bungalows. built in 195861, contained 560 dwellings, but only 92 Association. flats immediately to the south and with the point 210) and sales of 135) and the system was subsequently extended to serve 11) During the latter half of 1945 Mellish Street (completed by Tower Hamlets Borough WebGet Lee Payne's email address (l*****@guildford.gov.uk) and phone number at RocketReach. noticeable in the 1970s and 1980s, when architects and The underlying aim of the report was to provide homes 222) Yet another alternative was adopted assessed. The LCC and GLC continued to rely heavily on standard houses where at least one dwelling has not had some expedients had to be adopted and, although completion face part of the front elevation, half-projecting balconies, Corporation, partly from a grant given by the LDDC, (fn. occupation within a week. except for 89 which had electric underfloor heating. expensive. the other with management. housing, which provided variety while being more economical in terms of space and costs than detached or semidetached houses. of the local authority housing stock in Tower Hamlets. Estate (19326) was extensively modernized by the GLC, 132) Similar The Councils obligations, powers and duties in relation to the provision of financial assistance for repair and adaptations are contained within the Housing Grants, WebMillmead House, Millmead, Guildford GU2 4BB Website: www.guildford.gov.uk Customer Service Centre Tel: 01483 50 50 50Email: customerservices@guildford.gov.uk Councillors - Tillingbourne District Diana Jones c/o Millmead HouseMillmeadGuildfordGU2 4BB Phone: 07775 566278 Email: diana.jones@guildford.gov.uk Useful Contacts at GBC Council