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of the Garden Suburb Trust Company, or by any 

 other capital that can be obtained by would-be 

 tenants. Perfect freedom will be allowed to in- 

 dividual taste, with the proviso always that no 

 one building should spoil his neighbour's out- 

 look, that the appearance of uniformity should 

 be avoided, and that only a proportion of every 

 plot should be covered with building, the heights 

 of -which must be rigorously limited, or huge 

 flats would arise, such as already disfigure a 

 portion of the eastern Heath, and once more 

 the amenities of the whole would be sacrificed to 

 the greed of the individual. Very beautiful are 

 some of the views to be obtained from the higher 

 land overlooking the newly-acquired 80 acres of 

 open space, and already the wealthy have shown 

 their appreciation of such spots. Facing south 

 and west the land slopes upward to the wooded 

 heights of the upper Heath, and downward across 

 Golders Hill and the undulating country to the 

 horizon, on which rests Harrow on its Hill, ever an 

 interesting object amid the sunset lines. For the 

 enjoyment of these views high rents will be paid, 

 and the close proximity of the new electrical tube 

 railway will bring the homes of city workers very 

 near to their offices. 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS 



On the summit of the central hill, rising some 

 420 feet above sea-level, an unwalled space of 

 five acres will be set aside for the public buildings 

 the Church and the Chapel, the Lecture Hall and 



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