THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY
1936.
CHANGING LONDON
ROMAN ROAD. IN LONDON
NEW CHELSEA ART CLUB
London, March 12. Gracechurch Street, which is about to be widened, was in Roman times part of the main route, from north to south through the City,
INVERTED HOMES
LIVING ROOMS
AT BACK
FOR SAKE OF PRIVACY
New York.
The American family is retreat- ng from the front of its home to the rear, in quest of more privacy.
With motoriaod traffic whizzing past the front door, the front porch the plans indicate has virtually passed out of the picture ha social institution, a place where the "homefolk" could sit and greet their friends as they walked by.
During excavations titelve years. That appeared to be the opinion or so ago a thick-walled chamber of 2,000 architects from all over was discovered which is believed the country who submitted plans to have formed part of the original in a $21,000 home competition. Forum of Roman London. On a of Saxon London the street is map. shown as Ermine Street. Centuries later, when a fruit and corn mar ket was held there and the parish church of St. Benet was called Grass Church, it became known as Grascherche Stroct. It had what Stow describes as "one fair con- duit of sweet water, made by the appointment of Thomas Hill, Mayor, 1484, who gave by his testament one hundred marks to wards the conveyance of water to this place."
The new tendoney is for the garage to be put out front, with the kitchen adjoining. Spanning the rear of the house is the living! room, facing the yard and garden,
That's the now privacy sought It is officially announced that, by the American family, accord- following experiments in the prong to the home-planners, in which- vinces, pedestrian guard ralls are they don't care what the Joneses
Another aspect of the home of to-morrow will be its flat roof modernistic design, such na dis played at the Century of Progress in Chicago. Fully 7 per cent. of the plane submitted in the com- petition depict this type of home.
The roof and terraces adjoining may be used as sun decks in warni weather, most of the pluns provide.
to be erected in London within a are doing or what time the Smith few days. The first to be erected girl got in last night, as clocked will be at Britannia Crossing, from the vantage point of a neigh- Comden Town, and in Whitechapel, bour's front window. Rond at the junction with Cam- bridge Road; Stepney. It is ex- pected that they will be in position at the beginning of next week Mr. Hore-Bellaha has also invited the appropriate highway author ties to co-opernic with him In similar experiments at Cambridge Circus, Westminster, the Broad- way, Hammersmith, Marquis of Granby Junction, Lewishams, and Streatham Hill Station. The rails will be erected at the edge of the Here's why the architects claim footpaths to prevent pedestrians the gabled roof of the old-style from stepping off the kerb in dan American home is no longer neces- gerous places, and to guide them snry--materials of construction to the marked pedestrian cross have been improved so that a flat ings where there will be gaps in roof can now bear the added the rails. Three types of guard weight of anow in colder climes.! rails have been selected. One air-conditioning and modern in- feature which they bure in com-sulation have obvlated the triangu-] mon is that movable sections are iar air chamber provided by the to be provided for the convenlence gables, and a flat, roef is cheaper! of frontagers. The rails will be to bulld,
* erected 12 luches from the edge of i the kerb, and will be about 3 ft. 3 in high. If the guard rails succeed in their purpose at the above sites, the experiment will be extended to other important road junctions in London.
EMPTY HOUSES
In many of the designs greater) utilisation of the cellar or baso- ment is brought into play. Now commonly used for the furnace or perhaps the laundry, this space will now be used for a recreation or children's play room. This is made possible by the use of auto- matic heat.
Empty houses in London may become fewer. The Finance Com- Jurors in the contest are seven, mittee of the London County Coun-architecta representing different cil propuse to recommend the pro-sections of the United States; one motion of lcglalation in the ensuing expert In child training; one session of Parliament for rating domestic science expert; and one) the owners of empty properties to general contractor and realtor.-- the extent of one-fourth of the United Preas. rate.Empty_property_in_the_City..
and Westminster now total nearly
A cinema to seat between 3,000;
and 4,000 people;
A dance hall to accommodate 1,000 people;
10 per cent of the whole. In the of £500,000. The buildings which County of London, as a whole, the will rise on the site are:- figure is about 4 per cent. The increase in the City and West- minster is due in part to the amount of rebuilding that has taken place in those localities. In many instaneys offices for 60 or more firms are now accommodated on a site area which before the war was used by only two or three. Obviously, if these powers are granted to the London County Council, landlords who own pro- perty and have no source of come beyond its rent will be hard-building scheme is Mr. Arthur Segal, working in association with
A television news "theatre;
110 modern flats;
A row of shops.
The man responsible for the;
est hit. It is intended In the con- the Paramount Film Co. templated legislation to make pro- vision for some concession in these cases. No rate will be collected during the time the property is, empty, but as soon as it is let the tenant will pay the arrears of rate to the rating authority and receive the receipt from the landlord. In other words, if £50 were owing in rates on an empty office building.. later tenanted at 2400 a year, the 260 paid by the incoming tenant to the rating authority would be deemed as half a quarter's rent to the landlord.
The London County Council have been advised by one of the com- mittees to seek powers for the more effective control of street per 'formers. ** present a householder can tell a street musician or a singer to leave the neighbourhood on account of illness or other rea- sonable cause. Should the music- fan refuse he can be arrested but only if the person making the charge accompanies the policeman to the station and signs the chargo.
'ARTISTS' CLUB
No. 118 Cheyne, Walk, Chelsea, where Turner, the famous artist, lived and painted, may become an artists' club. A project is on foot to buy the freehold of the house and form a self-supporting organ- isation for artists and craftsmen of overy description. It is also intended that there should be theatre on the premises
Further details are available of a scheme for erecting, on the sito of James Schoolbred and Co., Tottenham Court Road, an enter tainment centre which will include: a cinema and dance hallat a cos
Heading Into the Channel at dawn these sturdy trawlers keep Britain's fish markets supplied.
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This armful of steel helmets is part of the 400,000 made for the British army-17 years ago. agent, called a "master mind" by the rowspapera, had been scouring London in an effort to buy them. It was revealed later that he was acting for Turkey. Only 170,000 were located and the 230,000 others needed, may have to be manufactured.
Hailed as a love match, the engagemont of beautiful Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark provides a new bond between the long independent Scandinavian countries
Europa sirds for possible rearmament race, launched by the datablishme of a conscript German army, military leadura at- the part 'mireraft will play in future conillets because of thuis affactivations in the Greek revolt; Just subdued. In plana is shown swooping down on a rebel anti-aircraft-gun In Crate, the crew of which has taken shelter in 'n
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