A 'powerful and humane telling of a story in which technology was mobilised to serve human need and societal necessity'. My latest post reviews a new book on prefabricated and non-traditional housebuilding: municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/pre…

Public open space policed against the public. My piece. bdonline.co.uk/comment/gaddaf…

The wonderful Municipal Dreams and I will be doing a talk in January: "The history of council housing and post-war #prefabs" at the Catford Constitutional Club Register for your FREE place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-the-his…

The illustration is currently on display at the new exhibition Poster Prize for Illustration: London Stories, open until 14 July 2019 London Transport Museum

For stories new and old about #postwar #prefabs, why not treat yourself to Prefabs: A Social and Architectural History, out now via Historic England It’s a cracking read! retail.historicenglandservices.org.uk/prefabs.html

We can spend £65bn a year on Housing Benefit by 2065 or build 100,000 social rent homes a year. @4socialhousing make the incontrovertible social and economic argument for more social housing: redbrickblog.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/sho…

Prefabs in post-war Britain - we have quite a lot of photos of them. These show Cove (Hants), Sherburn In Elmet (Yorks), South Ockendon (Essex) and Llangefni (Gwynedd). #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #TBThursday #prefabs Prefab Project francisfrith.com/south-ockendon…

It's been 75 years since the Temporary Housing Programme saw the building of post-war #prefabs in the UK. This is the 100,000th one! Many found happiness, warmth and comfort in their new homes – do pick up our book to find out more! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/books/id/52228/

Love this photo of the Apperley children outside a prefab on Brook Lane, Birmingham in 1968. Alan & Paul on the right went on to form The Prefects The Nightingales BirminghamMusicArch Prefab Project Jon Savage Thanks to Rob for sharing

Lord West of Spithead as a child in front of his family prefab, Rosyth, Scotland, 1954

Thought I'd take a look at the Prefab Museum national archive of post-war prefabs and prefab life. Surprised to see a pic of me aged about 8 looking pretty pleased with myself. 1949

A typical post-war prefab, coloured in magnolia and green theundergroundmap.com/image.html?ima…

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From our director @catherinecroft: We are in shock at the loss of our beloved Elain Harwood. She was one of my best friends, and got me involved in C20 in my early 20s. She was the soul of the Society; her unmatched expertise, enthusiasm and generosity touched every one of us…

Birmingham was heavily bombed during the Second World War, with over 12,000 homes destroyed. Over 4,000 prefabs were erected across the city as part of the Temporary Housing programme. 🛠️ Although only supposed to last for 10 years, many still stand today. 🙌 📍Wake Green Road

MAIDSTONE STREET HAGGERSTON, 1972 Maidstone Street. east side. Looking south across the pre-fabricated dwellings (prefabs) to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Near to the house I'm researching a village of prefabs were built in late 1940s for those who had lost their homes during the war. A fascinating part of our housing history!! More stories via Prefab Project plus wonderful films from 1940s on British Pathé 👇 youtu.be/KRD5nuKqruk?fe…

What was the biggest #prefab built in the 19th century in Britain? Find out by pre-ordering our book via @unbounders & Historic England unbound.com/books/prefabs