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  • Memories of me mum dad and my sister. Richmond Road, Beddington, Surrey

    Memories of me mum dad and my sister. Richmond Road, Beddington, Surrey

    29/01/2023
  • East Walk, Aveley, Essex

    East Walk, Aveley, Essex

    24/01/2023
    Rita was born in 1947 and lived in a prefab at East Walk, Aveley. She believes they were demolished in ...
  • Rita and Brian Daviss. East Walk, Aveley

    Rita and Brian Daviss. East Walk, Aveley

    23/01/2023
  • Rita and Brian Daviss. East Walk, Aveley

    Rita and Brian Daviss. East Walk, Aveley

    23/01/2023
  • Rita Daviss. East Walk, Aveley

    Rita Daviss. East Walk, Aveley

    23/01/2023
  • Xmas dance. Broomage Drive, Larbert, Stirlingshire

    Xmas dance. Broomage Drive, Larbert, Stirlingshire

    22/01/2023
    I stayed in one 13 Broomage Drive Larbert Stirlingshire Scotland, age 5 to 17 believe it or not it had ...
  • Swedish houses in Wroxham and Hoveton, Norfolk

    Swedish houses in Wroxham and Hoveton, Norfolk

    22/12/2022
    In mid-November 2022, I visited the Swedish houses and bungalows in Wroxham and Hoveton, Norfolk. We were invited inside one ...
  • Prefab model Underhill Road, London SE22

    Prefab model Underhill Road, London SE22

    28/11/2022
    John sent photos of the fabulous models he has made of the prefab estate where he lived in Underhill Road, ...
  • Prefabs in Coombe Lane and Airey houses in Southwood Drive, Bristol

    Prefabs in Coombe Lane and Airey houses in Southwood Drive, Bristol

    07/11/2022
    We lived in a prefab at 25 Coombe Lane, Bristol,  from 1960 to 1963. Surname Lockyer. There was a big hedge ...
  • Memories of Manchester Road, London E14

    Memories of Manchester Road, London E14

    07/11/2022
    I lived in a row of pre-fabs along the Manchester Road at no. 200 for 5 years.  We moved in ...
  • Notes on construction Seco Mk3 central entrance

    Notes on construction Seco Mk3 central entrance

    29/10/2022
  • Prefab recollections of John Canham. St Malo Avenue, Edmonton, London N9

    Prefab recollections of John Canham. St Malo Avenue, Edmonton, London N9

    27/10/2022
    I was born in 1949 and my first memories around 1952/3 were of our prefab in St Malo Avenue in ...
  • Margaret and her neighbour Margaret outside 27 Adelaide Avenue, London SE4

    Margaret and her neighbour Margaret outside 27 Adelaide Avenue, London SE4

    10/09/2022
  • Braemar Avenue, Crayford

    Braemar Avenue, Crayford

    03/09/2022
    I have yet to find any reference to this group of Arcon Mk.V that were built in Braemar Avenue. The ...
  • Bournemouth prefab Homer family

    Bournemouth prefab Homer family

    29/08/2022
    Hello I’ve just been sent a photo from my dad of his house in the late 50s (he was born in ...
  • Memories of White City Estate Prefabs

    Memories of White City Estate Prefabs

    28/08/2022
    I was six when we moved in to our prefab at the White City Estate. It was like heaven after ...
  • Tarran detached house, brochure 1944

    Tarran detached house, brochure 1944

    23/08/2022
    This brochure was kindly donated to the Prefab Museum by Ellen and John Ellis
  • Tarran detached house brochure, front cover

    Tarran detached house brochure, front cover

    23/08/2022
  • Tarran detached house brochure, inside right hand page

    Tarran detached house brochure, inside right hand page

    23/08/2022
  • Tarran detached house brochure, inside left hand page

    Tarran detached house brochure, inside left hand page

    23/08/2022
  • Tarran detached house brochure, back cover

    Tarran detached house brochure, back cover

    23/08/2022
  • Chipstead Lane, Lower Kingswood, Surrey

    Chipstead Lane, Lower Kingswood, Surrey

    18/08/2022
    This photo was taken by my Father on 20.9.59.
  • Photos of the final few prefabs in East Dulwich

    Photos of the final few prefabs in East Dulwich

    16/08/2022
  • Outlines of long demolished prefabs, London SE4

    Outlines of long demolished prefabs, London SE4

    27/07/2022
    In very dry weather the outlines of long-demolished Arcon MkV prefabs appear on the grass in Hilly Fields, Brockley, London, ...
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  • Lesley Abraham on Arcon MkV, Isle of Wight, spotted by Charles Horsey

    03/02/2023
    I worked for the local council in the housing department in the 1980s/1990, and these prefabs were still being used...
  • Alyn Nicholls on Transcription of Denise Thompson’s interview

    30/01/2023
    I remember the prefabs on Weston Road. We moved in to the Air Ministry Houses first on Curborough Road and...
  • Eileen Prosser (Jolin) on Happy memories of Lower Jackwood Close

    27/01/2023
    Hello John I remember you very well, in your top photo I am standing on the left of the picture...
  • Jane Hearn on The history of Uni-Seco Structures – guest blog post

    27/01/2023
    You are quite right! https://www.wernick.co.uk/about/history/ Blog post amended. best wishes, Jane
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