The existing public buildings, Ruskin Hall, the Meeting House,
and the Schools have been presented by the founder, but in future the
Trust has full power to build any further buildings that may be requir-
ed, also to lease, under-let, sell, or give land, and finally to make
arrangements with railways and other companies for cheap means of trans
it.
stead Garden Suburb Trust.
The Trust is a shareholder in the First Garden City and the Hamp-
The gardens of the cottages are laid out in long narrow strips,
with the object of keeping the backs of the houses as far apart as
possible. The lower abutting ends of the gardens have been planted
with fruit trees, which give a continuity of effect when seen from a
distance; the front gardens are also cultivated by the tenants according
to their individual tastes.
and a small untouched wood.
employ of Messrs. Cadhury Brothers.
of the trustees for narrow, non-traffic roads, wherever possible, have
been constricted on the usual lines through the insistence of the local
authorities, thus adding considerably to the cost of estate development
Recently the Trust has leased 20 acres of land to a co-partnership
scheme, called the Bournville Tenants, affording them the following
special facilities: For every 9 acres of land which the society takes
from the Trust, one acre will be allowed free for open spaces, and for
every 3000 subscribed by the society the Trust will advance a loan
of E 1000, until the total by this means has reached E 28,000.
loan is repayable at the option of the society, when it will come into
the hands of the Trust to assist in the formation of similar undertak-
ings
purposes as soon as 100 houses have been built.
been completed.
There is a park, several recreation grounds
Less than half of the tenants are in the
The roads, in spite of the wishes
The
Mr. Cadbury has offered to build the tenants a room for public
In 1910 60 houses had
Statement from "The Town Planning Review", April 1910.
