Semi-detached Pair of Cottages, Concrete Cottages Competition

Design No. 129. (By Messrs. Cocker and Hill, A/ARIBA, 20, Station Buildings, Altrincham). The plan is so arranged that there is very little traffic through the living room and a maximum of bedroom space upstairs. The coal place and W.C.'s are placed together, so that as little of the back garden space is taken up as possible. The external walling is straight and simple, so that it may be quickly and easily built. The concrete roof is in flat, simple surfaces and slightly sloped. so that the water may get quickly away. This treatment helps to do away with the box effect associated with a flat roof on a plan of this kind. External walls and roofs, floors and piers inside, to be Portland cement concrete rein, forced with steel bars. The internal walls and partitions are of patent cement slabs, and are joined to the walls, etc. The roof to be covered with pitch and tar, and dusted with fine spar. The surface of the external walls to be dinged. or rough cast and dinged. The windows and doors, and frames to same, to be red deal painted.  [Concrete Cottages page 116]

Reference           Albert Lakeman: "Concrete Cottages, Small Garages and Farm Buildings" 1918, page 113 and 116

Information        Richard Fletcher