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    Prefabs were spacious and well designed with modern conveniences; a fitted kitchen with refrigerator, cooker and water boiler, fitted cupboards ...
  • Prefab Post Issue 6

    Prefab Post Issue 6

  • Swedish council houses, Bunwell, Norfolk

    Swedish council houses, Bunwell, Norfolk

    We moved from our cottage on Bunwell Hill, South Norfolk into our Swedish council house at Bunwell Greenways in the ...
  • Swedish dormer bungalow Type D plans and elevations

    Swedish dormer bungalow Type D plans and elevations

  • Swedish House Type A plans and elevations

    Swedish House Type A plans and elevations

  • Swedish houses in Wroxham and Hoveton, Norfolk

    Swedish houses in Wroxham and Hoveton, Norfolk

    In mid-November 2022, I visited the Swedish houses and bungalows in Wroxham and Hoveton, Norfolk. We were invited inside one ...
  • Swedish houses location list updated 31 January 2023

    Swedish houses location list updated 31 January 2023

    The Swedish houses location list is updated as we receive new notifications.
  • Swedish houses narrative

    Swedish houses narrative

  • Swedish houses, Carlton in Lindrick, Worksop

    Swedish houses, Carlton in Lindrick, Worksop

  • Swedish houses, Ingbirchworth, Yorkshire

    Swedish houses, Ingbirchworth, Yorkshire

  • Swedish Post-War Prefabricated Houses

    Swedish Post-War Prefabricated Houses

    The houses were imported from Sweden at the end of WW2 to designs from the UK. Many are still standing and lived in. There are several different styles but typically, unless they have been re-clad, they have distinctive vertical wooden exterior planking. One pair of dormer bungalows in Ellers Lane, Auckley, Doncaster is listed Grade II by Historic England.
  • SWEDISH POST-WAR PREFABRICATED HOUSES, a narrative by Neil Midgley. Updated 1 June 2020

    SWEDISH POST-WAR PREFABRICATED HOUSES, a narrative by Neil Midgley. Updated 1 June 2020

    By the end of World War Two there was a severe shortage of housing in Britain. Under the, Housing (Temporary ...
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