ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE
Chief Architect, A. M. J. Wright, A.R.I.B.A., A.R.I.C.S.
General
10. A five-year programme of major public works was approved and good progress was made on the planning of buildings included in this programme.
New Central Government Offices
11. Details of the planning of the building were given in last year's report. The old Volunteer Headquarters was demolished in September, 1951 in order to clear the site for the first portion of this development, and in December, 1951, a contract was let for site formation. This work was completed in February, 1952. By the end of the year all working drawings were completed and considerable progress had been made with the specification.
Residential Buildings
12. Albany Flats. Fourteen flats, each comprising a living room, dining room, two bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen and servants' quarters were erected on a site just above the Botanical Gardens. Building work was commenced in April, 1951, and was completed in February, 1952.
13. Severn Road Houses. Before the war Nos. 403, 404 and 405, The Peak, situated in Severn Road, were large houses in single occupation. All three buildings were badly damaged during hostilities and, at the end of the war, only the external walls were left standing. In 1949 alternative schemes were