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THE "HONGKONG

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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1935.

CHANGING LONDON

ROMAN ROAD IN LONDON

NEW CHELSEA ART CLUB

London, March 12.

Gracechurch Street, which is about to be widened, was in Roman

INVERTED HOMES

LIVING ROOMS

AT BACK

FOR SAKE OF PRIVACY

New York.

The American family is retreat- times part of the main route, froming from the front of its home to north to south through the City.the rear, in quest of more privacy. During excavations twelve 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 plana to have formed part of the original, In, n-$21,000-home competition. Forum of Roman London. On

map of Saxon London the street is With motorised traffic whizzing shown as Ermine Street-Centurion past the front door, the front porch later, when a fruit and corn mar-the plans indiente-has virtually ket was held there, and the parish passed out of the picture as n church of St. Benet wAS called social Institution, a place where Grass Church, it became known as the "homefolk" could alt and greet Grascherche Street. It had what their friends as they walked by. Stow describes as "one fut con- duit of sweet water, made by the appointment

The new tendency is for the of Thomas Hill,garage to be put out front, with Mayor, 1484, who gava by his the kitchen adjoining Spanning) testament one hundred marks to the rear of the house in the living! wards the conveyance of water to room, facing the yard and garden. ..this place."

In

That's the new privacy sought by the American family, accord they don't care what the Joneses are doing or what time the Smith girl got in last night, as clocked from the vantage point of a neigh- bour's front window.

the plane submitted in the com- petition deplet this type of home.

The roof and terraces adjoining may be used as sun decks in warm weather, most of the plans provide,

It is officially announced that, following experiments in the pro-ing to the home-planners, in which vinces, pedestrian guard rails are to be orected in London within a few days. The first to be erected will be at Britannia Crossing. Comden Town, and in Whitechapel Road at the junction with Cam-

Another aspect of the home of bridge Road, Stepney. It is ex- pected that they will be in position to-morrow will be ita flat roof At the beginning of next week modernistle design, such as dis- Mr. Hore-Belisha has also invited played at the Century of Progress the appropriate highway authori-in Chicago. Fully 75 per cent, of ties to co-operate with him similar experiments at Cambridge Circus, Westminster, the Broad- way, Hammersmith, Marquis of Granby Junction, Lewisham, 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 sary-materials of construction Lo the marked pedestrian cross-have been improved so that a lat inge where there will be gaps in roof can now bear the added the rails. Three types of guard weight of snow in colder climes. rails have been selected. One air-conditioning and modern In- feature which they have in com-sulation have obviated the triangu- mon is that movable sections are lar air chamber provided by the to be provided for the convenience gables, and a flat roof is cheaper i of frontagers. The rails will be to build. erected 12 inches from the edge of 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 1ond junctions in London,"

In many of the designs greater utilisation of the cellar or base- ment is brought into play. Now commonly used for the furnace or perhaps the laundry, this space will now be used for n recreation or children's play room. This is made possible by the use of auto- matic heat.

will rise on the site are:- of £500,000. The buildings which

EMPTY HOUSES Emply houses in London may become. fewer. The Finance Com- Jurors in the contest are seven mittee of the London County Coun-architects representing different ell propose to recommend the pro-sections of the United States; onci motion of legislation in the ensuing expert in child training; one scusion of Parliament for rating the owners of empty-properties to domestle selence expert; and one

general contractor and realtor. the extent of one-fourth of the

United PresK. Ente Empty property in the City and Westminster now total nearly 10 per cent, of the whole. In the County of London, as a whole, the figure is about 4 per cent. The increase in the City and West- minster is due in part to the amount of rebuilding that taken place in those localities. In many instances offices for 50 or mere 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 in- come beyond its rent will be hard-building scheme to Mr. Arthur eat hit. It is intended in the con- Segal, working in association with

has

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 $400 a year, the £50 paid by the incoming tenant to the rating authority would be deemed as half a quarter's ront-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- formors. At present a householder can tell a street musician or a Lainger to leave the neighbourhood on account of Illness or other rea- sonable cause. Should the music- inn refuse he can be arrested, but only if the person making the charge accompanies the policeman to the station and signs the charge. ARTISTS' CLUB

No. 118 Cheyne Walk, Chelsch, where Tarner, the famous artist, lived and painted, may become an artists' club. A project is on foot to buy the freshold of the house and form a self-supporting organ- isation for artists and craftsmen of overy description. It la also. intended; that there should be a theatre on the premises.

Further details are available of scheme for erecting, on the site of James Schoolbred and Co., Tattenham Court Road, an enter tainment centre which will include. cinema and dance hall, nt a cost

A cinema to sent between 3,000 and 4,000 people;

A dance hall to accommodate 1,000 people;

A television news theatre;

140 modern fals;

A row of shops.

The man responsible for the

the Paramount Film Co.

Heading into the Channel at dawn theas sturdy trawlers keep Britain's fish markets supplied.

This armful of sinol helmate is part of the 400,000 mado far the British army 17 years ago. Àn agent, called a "mester mind" by the nowapaperi, 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 hars to be manufactured.

Hailed as a love match, the engagement of beautiful Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark provides a new bond between the long independent Scandinavien countries..

As Europe xirda for possible rearmament race, launched by the establishment of a conscript German army, military leaders at- lach now importance to the part aircraft-will play in future confilate because of theif effectiveness in the Greek serait, just uubdued. In this plotura a government plans is shown swooping down en a rebel anti-aircraft gun in Crete, the crew of which has taken shelter in a'

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