Building Name
44 Houses Leigh Road and Hilton Crescent Boothstown
Date
1920
Street
Leigh Road
District/Town
Boothstown, Worsley
County/Country
GMCA, England
Partnership
Client
Worsley UDC
Work
New Build
Originally advertised as 40 houses but 44 houses were built on a site at the very edge of the built-up area and separated from the village by the colliery railway. Completed scheme shown on 1928 OS map. Slate roofs common brickwork with areas of render and Accrington brick plinth. 18 pairs of semi-detached, eight houses in two blocks of four - see also Roe Green. Attempt to vary elevational treatment - Garden City type.
Reference Manchester Guardian 19 March 1920 page 1 - contracts
Reference Manchester Guardian 26 March 1920 page 1 - contracts
Reference Manchester Guardian 29 March 1920 page 1 - contracts