Architecture - Construction - Design - Housing

Mar. 03, 1969 - WORK TO START NEXT MONTH ON STRENGTHENING PLATS- Work is to be started next mo.th on the first of the Greater London Connoil's 29 Laree.-Nieleen type blocks of flats which have to be etrengthened - three which are newly built are unoccupied, The method to be used will meas tenants will mot have to move out for sore tbmm about 10 day. Experiments have been carried out os an unoccupied block at Barley Mow Estate, Tower Hamlet. and the type of strengthening to be used ea the 29 blocks has bee. discussed im detail with the Ministry of Housing, . Darnel Gas has already bee. taken out of these block. and will mot be put back, MR. DESMOND PLUMMER, Leader of the G.L.C. and MR. HORACE CUTLER, Chairman of the G.L.C. R2using Committee, visited the site at Barley Mow this morning, to see an example of the etrengthening, KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS:-MR, DESMOND PLUMMER tries his band at the eleotrepne.matio rotazy percussion drilling machine at see of the eagle ire.s fitted to the ceiling and wall during his imspeotios tour at Barley Mow today

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Barley Blocks Cutler Darnel Desmond Discussed Drilling Example Experiments Fitted Flats G.l.c Hamlet Horace Method Percussion Plats Plummer Sore Strengthening Tenants Tries Unoccupied

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