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The estate consists of 954 houses arranged in 24 streets, each with its own architectural style. Their appearance was influenced by the Garden City Movement founded by Sir Ebenezer Howard . The properties are mostly two-up, two-down with some three bed houses and also flats in Topham Square. The houses remain cheap by London standards. The curiously named streets belie the area's history. Most appear to be named after someone who once owned the land, from Siward , Earl of Northumberland, in the time of Edward the Confessor, through to Thomas Smith in 1792. ARCHITECTURE The terraced houses are small and were not expensively built but they have lots of little interesting architectural features. They are predominately brick, tile and pebble dash cottages in a style that owes something to the Arts And Crafts Movement of the time. The façades change all over the estate and in places terraces of four houses were designed to look like country mansions. Features of interest include the gables, gable Dormers , impressive Chimneys , long roofs, low eaves, porches and two story projecting bays. Images can be found in the Conway Library's online collection . Earlier houses are small and have front doors opening into the single reception room. When they were built they would have had outside toilets. Later houses benefited from new legislation and have front doors opening on to a hall with stairs and often a second reception room. Influence of the Garden Suburb Whilst the design of the estate was influenced by the Garden City Movement, the grid layout of the lower half of the estate was not entirely in the tradition of the garden suburbs, nor was the density of housing. However some houses were set back behind small greens and a large green area was provided for recreation including tennis and bowls. |
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