Prefab Project

Our book, Prefabs by Elisabeth Blanchet and Sonia Zhuravlyova, can be found here | Waterstones #prefabs #postwar #architecture #history waterstones.com/book/prefabs/e…

MAIDSTONE STREET HAGGERSTON, 1972 Maidstone Street. east side. Looking south across the pre-fabricated dwellings (prefabs) to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Birmingham was heavily bombed during the Second World War, with over 12,000 homes destroyed. Over 4,000 prefabs were erected across the city as part of the Temporary Housing programme. 🛠️ Although only supposed to last for 10 years, many still stand today. 🙌 📍Wake Green Road

Near to the house I'm researching a village of prefabs were built in late 1940s for those who had lost their homes during the war. A fascinating part of our housing history!! More stories via @Prefabs_UK plus wonderful films from 1940s on @BritishPathe 👇 youtu.be/KRD5nuKqruk?fe…

From our director @catherinecroft: We are in shock at the loss of our beloved Elain Harwood. She was one of my best friends, and got me involved in C20 in my early 20s. She was the soul of the Society; her unmatched expertise, enthusiasm and generosity touched every one of us…

Thought I'd take a look at the Prefab Museum national archive of post-war prefabs and prefab life. Surprised to see a pic of me aged about 8 looking pretty pleased with myself. @1949

A typical post-war prefab, coloured in magnolia and green theundergroundmap.com/image.html?ima…

bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @CityLab

Lord West of Spithead as a child in front of his family prefab, Rosyth, Scotland, 1954

Love this photo of the Apperley children outside a prefab on Brook Lane, Birmingham in 1968. Alan & Paul on the right went on to form The Prefects @_Nightingales @brummusicpics @Prefabs_UK @JonSavage1966 Thanks to Rob for sharing

It's been 75 years since the Temporary Housing Programme saw the building of post-war #prefabs in the UK. This is the 100,000th one! Many found happiness, warmth and comfort in their new homes – do pick up our book to find out more! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/books/id/52228/

Prefabs in post-war Britain - we have quite a lot of photos of them. These show Cove (Hants), Sherburn In Elmet (Yorks), South Ockendon (Essex) and Llangefni (Gwynedd). #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #TBThursday #prefabs @Prefabs_UK francisfrith.com/south-ockendon…

We can spend £65bn a year on Housing Benefit by 2065 or build 100,000 social rent homes a year. @4socialhousing make the incontrovertible social and economic argument for more social housing: redbrickblog.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/sho…

@BillMather @HistoricEngland 👍

@Prefabs_UK @HistoricEngland Ordered a copy 🏠

For stories new and old about #postwar #prefabs, why not treat yourself to Prefabs: A Social and Architectural History, out now via @HistoricEngland It’s a cracking read! retail.historicenglandservices.org.uk/prefabs.html

@Harryslaststand They really were!

@Prefabs_UK Having said that my dad thought prefabs were a brilliant initiative to help end the housing crisis at the end of the war.

My dad knew someone that at the end of the war moved into a post war prefab. He said you could see the condensation run down the walls like it was a fine sheen of rain.

@FarndonCheshire @HistoricEngland Great newspaper story!

@Prefabs_UK @HistoricEngland Looks good. Merseyside covered in this - bit.ly/2GWUMmm

@jmilling31 Couldn’t agree more!

The illustration is currently on display at the new exhibition Poster Prize for Illustration: London Stories, open until 14 July 2019 @ltmuseum