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Celebrating Britain’s post-war prefabs and their residents

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  • Ray Smith with photos of his prefab in Penarth
    Ray Smith with photos of his prefab in Penarth
  • Assembling Uni-Seco prefabs
    Assembling Uni-Seco prefabs
  • Kitchen of an AIROH prefab, St Fagans National Museum
    Kitchen of an AIROH prefab, St Fagans National Museum
  • Prefab front garden, 413 Wake Green Road, Moseley
    Prefab front garden, 413 Wake Green Road, Moseley
  • Dad's new Morris Oxford parked outside our prefab at no. 4 Tooke St. London, E14
    Dad's new Morris Oxford parked outside our prefab at no. 4 Tooke St. London, E14
  • Arcon prefab. 1 Woodman Road, Hainault Estate, Chigwell
    Arcon prefab. 1 Woodman Road, Hainault Estate, Chigwell

The national archive of post-war prefabs and prefab life

Welcome to The Prefab Museum Archive. 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. The development of the archive was supported by a generous grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.  Find out more about us or get in touch.
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  • 1 Chancel Close, Bristol

    1 Chancel Close, Bristol

  • 12 Wharncliffe, Bristol

    12 Wharncliffe, Bristol

  • 1952. 15 Bonchurch Road, Southampton

    1952. 15 Bonchurch Road, Southampton

  • 1957 Me on my trike & old rabbit in Lockley Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

    1957 Me on my trike & old rabbit in Lockley Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

  • 255A Westbourne Park Road, London, W11

    255A Westbourne Park Road, London, W11

  • 3 bedroom Arcon MkV, Eccles on Sea

    3 bedroom Arcon MkV, Eccles on Sea

    Dave contacted the Prefab Museum in November 2019 to ask about an Arcon MkV prefab he intended to purchase. Dave ...
  • 93 Hindmans Road, London SE22

    93 Hindmans Road, London SE22

  • A prefab conversation in Tufnell Park

    A prefab conversation in Tufnell Park

    A lovely prefab conversation at the Lord Palmerston, Tufnell Park Three weeks ago, I met Catherine, Terence and Ben at the ...
  • A short history of prefabrication

    A short history of prefabrication

      Prefabrication is a method of producing standardised components off-site in a factory or workshop, that can be fitted together on-site. ...
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  • 1 Chancel Close, Bristol

    1 Chancel Close, Bristol

  • 12 Wharncliffe, Bristol

    12 Wharncliffe, Bristol

  • 1952. 15 Bonchurch Road, Southampton

    1952. 15 Bonchurch Road, Southampton

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  • Russell Howell on With her pram outside the prefab, No.5 Holmbrook street, off of Brooksbys Walk, London E9

    08/01/2021
    My Father's uncle lived in Holmbrook Street and, from my Father's memory, had the last standing house before the prefabs....
  • Raymond Thornton was vilosky on Prefabs on Heaton Park, Manchester

    02/01/2021
    Yes Lynda I also grew up in the prefabs and went to the park school I have lots of happy...
  • John Stocking on Written memories from Eileen Prosser about living in a prefab in Lower Jackwood Close, Eltham, SE9

    30/12/2020
    My family moved from Lambeth to 59 Lower Jackwood Close SE9 in 1947 when I was 3 months old. My...
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