The Totterdown Fields Estate is situated at Tooting,a distance of
about 6 miles south of Charing Cross. The estate, which has an area of
about 38 1/2 acres
cost of B44,238.
ed and 791 cottages and 4 shops have been erected. On the remainingE
portion of the estate 282 cottages are now in course of construction,
and with the erection of 156 more cottages, the development of the
estate will be complete.
was purchased by the Council in January, 1900, at a
At the present time about 25 acres have been develop-
The development of the estate is showm on the accompanying site
Franciscan Road, and Lessingham
plan. Three streets Blakenham Road
Avenue, are 45 feet wide and have plane trees planted along the foot-
wavs. The other streets are 40 feet in vri.dth,
The cottages are two-storey buildings, arranged in terraces of not
more than 20, with spaces of from 12 to 20 feet between each terrace;
they are set back fron 5 to 5 feet from the forecourt fences. Each
cottage has a garden in the rear. Suitable fittings are provided in
every cottage, such as dressers, food cupboards, plate racks etc. in the
living rooms and kitchens, and cupboards and hooks for hanging clothes
in the bedrooms.
a close range for cooking or as an open fire.
Every kitchen has a stove which can be used either as
Number of cottages per acre: 31.81
:227.61
persons
The followring table shOws the cost "per cottage", including arch-
itect's expenses and incidentals:-
Average cOst of tvpes of cottages in course of erection.
5 rooms
282:17:0
3 rooms wi th cubicle
225:17:0
3 rooms
E190:13:0
4 rooms
B240:14:0
The cottages completed provide acconmodation for 5,812 persons;
those in course of erection for l,972 persons; and,on the remainêer of
the estate, accommodation is proposed for 1,036 persons, making a total
on the whole estate of 8,820 persons.
the varioUs types of cottages erected, or in the course of erection,and
the scale of rents charged, are given in the following table:-
The accomodation provided in
