Prefab Homes

Name: Prefab Homes
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 9780747813576
Price: 1600 KES
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ISBN: 9780747813576

by Elisabeth Blanchet

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0747813574

ISBN-13 9780747813576

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint Shire Publications

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Oct 10th, 2014

Print length 64 Pages

Weight 158 grams

Dimensions 14.90 x 20.00 x 0.50 cms

Product Classification: History of architecture British & Irish history Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000

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At the end of the Second World War Winston Churchill promised to manufacture half a million prefabricated bungalows to ease the housing shortage; in the end more than 156,000 temporary 'prefabs' were delivered. Through the stories and memories of residents, this book reveals the communities who were pleased to live in the prefabs.

At the end of the Second World War Winston Churchill promised to manufacture half a million prefabricated bungalows to ease the housing shortage; in the end more than 156,000 temporary ‘prefabs’ were delivered. Nicknamed ‘Palaces for the People’, and with convenient kitchens, bathrooms and heating systems, they proved popular and instead of being demolished as intended they were defended by residents who campaigned to keep their family homes and communities. Nearly seventy years later, as the last of these two bedroom homes are being demolished, Elisabeth Blanchet tells the story of these popular dwellings and their gardens and shows the various designs that were produced. Through the stories and memories of residents, she also reveals the communities who were pleased to live in the prefabs.

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