Prefab Homes Uk 1950s

Prefabricated houses were put up across britain as a temporary solution to the post second world war housing crisis and were meant to last no more than a decade.
Prefab homes uk 1950s. By robert hardman for the daily mail updated. 12 29 edt 15 january 2011. The development of the archive was supported by a generous grant from the heritage lottery fund. They were supposed to last just 10 years but more than 70 years on many of britain s prefabs are still standing much loved and lived in.
While they were intended to be only temporary structures the housing was used for many years and some original prefab houses still exist today. These factory made temporary homes were constructed at the close of world war ii with more than 156 000 erected from 1946 1948 all over the uk to rehouse those who had lost their homes during the blitz and servicemen coming back from the frontline. The archive holds information about post war prefabs their history and design as well as photos stories and recordings from former and current prefab residents. Prefabs prefabricated houses were a major part of the delivery plan to address the united kingdom s post second world war housing shortage.
Each dwelling contained two bedrooms with built in wardrobes a living room entrance hallway fitted kitchen and bathroom. They were envisaged by war time prime minister winston churchill in march 1944 and legally outlined in the housing temporary accommodation act 1944. 1950s historcial post war prefabricated houses known as prefabs england uk. With a planned life of only 10 years many survived for decades longer prove of their good design and construction.
Yet for 70 years thousands of. Find out more about us or get in touch. Residents of britain s last prefab estate battle to save homes that were built to last only ten years. The prefabricated bungalow or prefab as it became popularly known was designed as a means of providing large numbers of houses quickly after the second world war to replace some of those lost through bombing.
Aug 19 2016 explore deanna bocking s board 40 s prefabs on pinterest. Taking the details of the public housing plan from the output of the burt committee formed in 1942. See more ideas about prefab prefab homes temporary housing. Prefab homes in the uk are often associated with the prefabricated houses built in the years after the second world war to provide temporary replacement homes.
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