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  • Barry Tilbury. 16 Roding Avenue, Barking, Essex

    Barry Tilbury. 16 Roding Avenue, Barking, Essex

    13/05/2021
  • Miriam Tilbury. 16 Roding Avenue, Barking, Essex

    Miriam Tilbury. 16 Roding Avenue, Barking, Essex

    13/05/2021
  • Mottingham Prefabs

    Mottingham Prefabs

    17/04/2021
    I lived in a prefab in Mottingham SE9 with my mother, father and 3 brothers. We lived 9 Nutton Road. ...
  • Scale model of a Uni-Seco Mk3 central entrance prefab

    Scale model of a Uni-Seco Mk3 central entrance prefab

    24/03/2021
    Philip emailed the Prefab Museum last year about the prefab he lived in from 1947 to 1957 in Harold Place, ...
  • British Concrete Federation Huts in Bourn, Cambridgeshire

    British Concrete Federation Huts in Bourn, Cambridgeshire

    12/03/2021
    Keith sent these photos of BCF Huts still standing in Bourn, Cambridgeshire. His mum lived in one
  • "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).

    10/03/2021
  • Shrewsbury Avenue, Hele, Torquay, Devon

    Shrewsbury Avenue, Hele, Torquay, Devon

    11/02/2021
    Brenda grew up in prefabs in Ringmer, Sussex and Hele, Torquay and sent these photos of Christmas parties at Shrewsbury ...
  • 13 Mill Close, Ringmer, Sussex

    13 Mill Close, Ringmer, Sussex

    11/02/2021
    Kevin sent photos of his family prefab at Mill Close in Ringmer, Sussex. Many thanks to Kevin.
  • Margaret and mother at the side entrance. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    Margaret and mother at the side entrance. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
  • Winifred Arnold holding a baby (Roy Woollard) and a dog, plus dog sitting. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    Winifred Arnold holding a baby (Roy Woollard) and a dog, plus dog sitting. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
  • Albert and Winifred Arnold outside their prefab. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    Albert and Winifred Arnold outside their prefab. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
  • Winifred Arnold, prefabs in the background. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    Winifred Arnold, prefabs in the background. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
  • My father, George Arnold, visiting home on National Service. He was in the Royal Military Police 1947-1949. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    My father, George Arnold, visiting home on National Service. He was in the Royal Military Police 1947-1949. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
  • Winifred Arnold and daughter with dogs and chickens. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    Winifred Arnold and daughter with dogs and chickens. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
  • Christmas 1966. Shrewsbury Avenue, Torquay

    Christmas 1966. Shrewsbury Avenue, Torquay

    11/02/2021
  • Christmas 1966. Shrewsbury Avenue, Torquay

    Christmas 1966. Shrewsbury Avenue, Torquay

    11/02/2021
  • Prefab Christmas Family. Shrewsbury Avenue, Torquay

    Prefab Christmas Family. Shrewsbury Avenue, Torquay

    11/02/2021
  • Nissen-Petren house, Goldcroft Road, Yeovil

    Nissen-Petren house, Goldcroft Road, Yeovil

    11/02/2021
  • Nissen-Petren house, Fairhouse Road, Barwick

    Nissen-Petren house, Fairhouse Road, Barwick

    11/02/2021
  • Hawksley BL8 bungalow, Beach Close, Hamble-le-Rice

    Hawksley BL8 bungalow, Beach Close, Hamble-le-Rice

    11/02/2021
  • Hawksley BL8 bungalow, Beach Close, Hamble-le-Rice

    Hawksley BL8 bungalow, Beach Close, Hamble-le-Rice

    11/02/2021
  • Hawksley BL8 bungalow, Beach Close, Hamble-le-Rice

    Hawksley BL8 bungalow, Beach Close, Hamble-le-Rice

    11/02/2021
  • Margaret Tibble (nee Arnold), my father's youngest sister. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    Margaret Tibble (nee Arnold), my father's youngest sister. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
  • Margaret and her nephew (my cousin) Roy Woollard. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    Margaret and her nephew (my cousin) Roy Woollard. 13 Mill Close, Ringmer

    11/02/2021
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  • Josephine Henderson on Manford Green, Chigwell

    03/03/2023
    Manford Way up to Chigwell Rec was classed as Chigwell, New north Road over towards Fairlop was Hainault, it all...

  • Peter Claxton on Tarran detached house brochure, front cover

    02/03/2023
    This house was situated on Oak Road, Hull. Relatively close to the Tarran factory on Clough Road. The stream in...

  • John Balaam on Manford Green, Chigwell

    02/03/2023
    I was born in a prefab at 14 Tine Road (off Manford Way) in 1947 and lived there until 1953....

  • Jane Hearn on Me playing with fire early 1950s. 15 Bonchurch Road, Southampton

    22/02/2023
    Thank you for your comment. Please note that photos donated to the archive are given titles by their owner. On...
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