House at Stoke Bishop, Bristol

Architect: Adrian E. Powell, A.R.I.B.A.

House: 4 bedrooms

Cost to build: Less than £1,000 in 1935, this sum including the following items of electrical equipment: 6 inset fires, 3 directional fires, 12ft. of tubular heating, 3 electric clocks, 1 linen cupboard heater, 1 towel rail, 1 refrigerator (2 cub.ft. capacity) and 1 fan. Electric cooker and storage heaters for bath and sink supplies on hire. Garden lay-out additional. Running cost for electricity estimated at £30 per annum by the Association.

Entrance front.

Sitting room.

Dining room.

Kitchen.

Linen cupboard with thermostatically controlled electric heater; folding ironing board in kitchen with built-in refrigerator; recess in kitchen with fold-out table and seat for a snack meal or cup of tea.

Ground and first floor plans.

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