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Ray Smith with photos of his prefab in Penarth
Assembling Uni-Seco prefabs
Kitchen of an AIROH prefab, St Fagans National Museum
Prefab front garden, 413 Wake Green Road, Moseley
Dad's new Morris Oxford parked outside our prefab at no. 4 Tooke St. London, E14
Arcon prefab. 1 Woodman Road, Hainault Estate, Chigwell
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"Weir Houses" were built at Sankeys. Taking over 100 hours to erect they were sent to badly bombed areas to replace destroyed housing. Named after Lord Weir whose Scottish company was also involved in the manufacture of prefabricated housing. Some were built locally and occupied by workers from Sankeys (called Weir Gardens)(now demolished).
1 Chancel Close, Bristol
12 Wharncliffe, Bristol
13 Mill Close, Ringmer, Sussex
Kevin sent photos of his family prefab at Mill Close in Ringmer, Sussex. Many thanks to Kevin.
16 Roding Avenue, Barking, Essex
I was born at 16 Roding Avenue Barking Essex in a prefab. He was also born in a prefab in ...
1950 outside our prefab in Crownhill, Plymouth.
Me (right) and my friend John Dyer taken by a photographer who worked door-to-door. Notice my ragged coat, basically we ...
1952. 15 Bonchurch Road, Southampton
1957 Me on my trike & old rabbit in Lockley Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
255A Westbourne Park Road, London, W11
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"Weir Houses" were built at Sankeys. Taking over 100 hours to erect they were sent to badly bombed areas to replace destroyed housing. Named after Lord Weir whose Scottish company was also involved in the manufacture of prefabricated housing. Some were built locally and occupied by workers from Sankeys (called Weir Gardens)(now demolished).
1 Chancel Close, Bristol
12 Wharncliffe, Bristol
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Alf in his prefab garden at Narford Road, London E5
31/08/2025
My family lived at 66 Barford Road until1955..remember the Coles..Maureen and George the dad..remember all the neighbours and Haa few...
Les Gaslagher
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Memories of Mount Florida, Glasgow
15/08/2025
I lived at number 4 prospecthill drive right on the corner of the hill prospect hill road..and I think that...
Sonja Eveleigh (nee Buller)
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Lassie in the field, Houseland Road, Mottingham, SE9
08/08/2025
So nice to read the comment from Roger Collins, my neighbour through our growing years. The names of friends he...
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