#3 Old Oak

Developer: LCC
Year: 1913
Location: Suburban
Density: 69 dw/ha
Height: 2 storeys
Architect: Soutar
Drivers: Garden City principles

In the suburbs, the London County Council fully embraced the ‘Garden City’ principles of Ebenezer Howard. At this estate, the Arts and Crafts vernacular includes steep pitched roofs, chimneys, bays, recessed porches and shared gardens; privacy is achieved using large swathes of privet hedge.

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