They were very egalitarian and wanted everybody to have the same so that no one could be made to feel inferior or superior because of customised variations in the designs. The result is a development of simple but attractive houses in a vernacular style with generously planted courtyards. Opposite the Weller Street development is a repetitive string of three storey blocks of flats - a type which Liverpool council were building extensively at the time. Without participation the Weller Street community would probably have been dispersed and rehoused in flats like those. Wakelin House, Islington.
Upper plan shows how vehicular access and public pedestrian access penetrated the courtyards.
Lower plan shows the improvements which created a communal garden in the courtyard and entrances to ground floor dwellings through private gardens. Weller Street, Liverpool. Community Care Centre, Lambeth. Final scheme contains in-patient wards on the first floor and day visitor facilities at ground level. The idea was a bit like the rural cottage hospital where people could attend for therapy and treatment and could stay for respite care or for simple treatment which did not involve surgery or complex medicine.