Palaces for the People: Prefabs in Post-war BritainHighlights the social history of the homes built under the Temporary Housing Programme 1944-49, also 2-storey prefabs such as the British Iron and Steel Corporation houses and Airey homes, and modular homes erected by London County Council. They were symbols of Britain rising from the ashes of war. |
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