The ldquo;Housing of the Working Classes Actrdquo; was adopted by the then Hornsey District Council, in 1896, and it was decided to put the Act immediately into operation. Four and a half acres of land were purchased at a cost of pound;600 per acre for the purpose of erecting self-contained houses thereon at Hornsey. The site selected abuts upon Nightingale Lane, and the Council laid out streets 45 ft. in width. The houses built thereon are of two classes. Class A consist of sitting-room, living-room, scullery, and 3 bedrooms, and are let at 8s. 6 d. a week. Class B consist of sitting-room, kitchen, scullery and 2 bedrooms, and are let at 6s. 6 d. a week. The scheme, which is self-supporting, involved an outlay of pound;31,000.br/ br/Modern Housing In Town And Country By James Cornes 1905