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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).

    "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).

  • “Those were the days my friend…….” Sam Webb, RIBA©

    “Those were the days my friend…….” Sam Webb, RIBA©

    When I woke up on 6th June 1944 it didn’t seem like a special day. There was no radio in those ...
  • 1 Chancel Close, Bristol

    1 Chancel Close, Bristol

  • 1 Chancel Close, Bristol

    1 Chancel Close, Bristol

  • 12 Wharncliffe, Bristol

    12 Wharncliffe, Bristol

  • 13 Mill Close, Ringmer, Sussex

    13 Mill Close, Ringmer, Sussex

    Kevin sent photos of his family prefab at Mill Close in Ringmer, Sussex. Many thanks to Kevin.
  • 1950 outside our prefab in Crownhill, Plymouth.

    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

    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 ...
  • 33 Westbourne Drive, Brentwood

    33 Westbourne Drive, Brentwood

  • 33 Westbourne Drive, Brentwood

    33 Westbourne Drive, Brentwood

  • 33 Westbourne Drive, Brentwood

    33 Westbourne Drive, Brentwood

  • A fond farewell to England

    A fond farewell to England

  • Aerial map of post war prefabs where I was born. Shrublands, Shirley, Surrey

    Aerial map of post war prefabs where I was born. Shrublands, Shirley, Surrey

  • Age 2 months in garden. 70 Lockley Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

    Age 2 months in garden. 70 Lockley Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

  • Age 2 months January 1955. 70 Lockley Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

    Age 2 months January 1955. 70 Lockley Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

  • Airey houses in Leicestershire

    Airey houses in Leicestershire

    Emma photographed these unaltered Airey Houses in Ashby Folville, Leicestershire. Many thanks to Emma.
  • AIROH B2 prefabs in Lenham, Kent

    AIROH B2 prefabs in Lenham, Kent

    Pat sent these delightful photos of the prefab he grew up in, in Douglas Road, Lenham, Kent. Many thanks to ...
  • AIROH prefabs in Chancel Close and Wharncliffe Gardens, Bristol

    AIROH prefabs in Chancel Close and Wharncliffe Gardens, Bristol

  • Alan on the stepladder with his sister. Ascot Park, Brent Cross, London

    Alan on the stepladder with his sister. Ascot Park, Brent Cross, London

  • Alan with his grandmother Elizabeth Berriff in the garden of her prefab, Ascot Park, London

    Alan with his grandmother Elizabeth Berriff in the garden of her prefab, Ascot Park, London

  • Alan's grandmother, Ascot Park, Brent Park

    Alan's grandmother, Ascot Park, Brent Park

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