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Housing Collection (page 2)

Background imageHousing Collection: The Slough Trading Depot. Building houses on the estate. 8 December 1920

The Slough Trading Depot. Building houses on the estate. 8 December 1920

Background imageHousing Collection: The first train loads of walls, floors, stairs and landings components for the London

The first train loads of walls, floors, stairs and landings components for the London County Councils ?2 million industrialised housing scheme for 562 flats at Morris Walk, Woolwich

Background imageHousing Collection: A number of prefabricated houses have been erected at the top fo Portland Place, West London

A number of prefabricated houses have been erected at the top fo Portland Place, West London. Rubble on the site has been cleared away

Background imageHousing Collection: Five years after on Londons blitzed sites - Putting a bombed site to commercial use

Five years after on Londons blitzed sites - Putting a bombed site to commercial use, a firm of caravan makers display their product informally, without having to cramp themselves. ?TopFoto

Background imageHousing Collection: Floods, caused by the recent bad weather, endangered the water supplies thousands of the East

Floods, caused by the recent bad weather, endangered the water supplies thousands of the East and North London people when they found that their taps were either dry or delivering muddy water, today

Background imageHousing Collection: The River Thames, swollen by recent boring and heavy rain, has flooded a wide area

The River Thames, swollen by recent boring and heavy rain, has flooded a wide area of Riverside Counties. Many towns in Surrey, Berkshire, and Middlesex are seriously flooded. 17 March 1947

Background imageHousing Collection: Lying close to their picket tent, youngsters keep a lonely vigil outside Kennistoun House

Lying close to their picket tent, youngsters keep a lonely vigil outside Kennistoun House, a block of St. Pancras Council flats in Leighton Road, Kentish Town, London. Tenants of many St

Background imageHousing Collection: At the Welsh Industries Fair - a model of the Airey permanent house made of precast concrete units

At the Welsh Industries Fair - a model of the Airey permanent house made of precast concrete units, with a flat or pitched roof, and containing three bedrooms, a living room

Background imageHousing Collection: Mr. Donald Cook, Secretary of the St. Pancras United Tenants Association, takes some

Mr. Donald Cook, Secretary of the St. Pancras United Tenants Association, takes some food from one of his children, through the barbed wire that form part of the defences to his flat

Background imageHousing Collection: Industrialisations advantages are not all to be found in factory production - a

Industrialisations advantages are not all to be found in factory production - a great deal of improvement over traditional building methods can be achieved without leaving the building site

Background imageHousing Collection: Tenements in St Pancras, London with laundry hanging from washing lines strung

Tenements in St Pancras, London with laundry hanging from washing lines strung between them. 1950s

Background imageHousing Collection: Mr McDonaugh and his wife with some of their children and friends looking from a

Mr McDonaugh and his wife with some of their children and friends looking from a first floor window of No 28 Athelstane Road, Finsbury Park, North London

Background imageHousing Collection: New flats in Waltham Forest Rising above the surrounding older property are new

New flats in Waltham Forest Rising above the surrounding older property are new blocks of flats in the Waltham Forest development at Boundary Road London E17 17 June 1968

Background imageHousing Collection: Dwarfed by the new Shell skyscraper is the sun cottage. One of three new portable

Dwarfed by the new Shell skyscraper is the sun cottage. One of three new portable
Dwarfed by the new Shell " skyscraper" is the " sun cottage". One of three new portable homes being inspected by London County Council housing committee

Background imageHousing Collection: Squatters home demolished while they were still living in it. Mr. L. Ingram

Squatters home demolished while they were still living in it. Mr. L. Ingram and family - Squatters in a hut at Strettington, near Chichester, Sussex

Background imageHousing Collection: Sussex farm run by German ex-POWs. Bryckden lane farm, Waldron, Sussex, is a perfectly

Sussex farm run by German ex-POWs. Bryckden lane farm, Waldron, Sussex, is a perfectly run farm with the most modern dairy for a T.T. tested herd. entirely staffed by Germans

Background imageHousing Collection: Wellington, New Zealand. General view looking across Harbour to Oriental Bay. 13

Wellington, New Zealand. General view looking across Harbour to Oriental Bay. 13 April 1922

Background imageHousing Collection: Foochow in China 2 December 1919

Foochow in China 2 December 1919

Background imageHousing Collection: Hill of Radium Deposits Leased to English Company A view of Joachimsthal a spa town

Hill of Radium Deposits Leased to English Company A view of Joachimsthal a spa town in north-west Bohemia in the Czech Republic

Background imageHousing Collection: Typical Maori greeting known as Te Hongi ( consists of rubbing their noses together

Typical Maori greeting known as Te Hongi ( consists of rubbing their noses together and uttering like dog like howls ) 24 March 1920 (original caption)

Background imageHousing Collection: The lonliest outpost of the empire. Typical homes in the little settlement of

The lonliest outpost of the empire. Typical homes in the little settlement of Edinburgh on the South Atlantic island of Tristan Da Cunha

Background imageHousing Collection: Army huts as new homes An army hut on the Horse Guards Parade converted into a

Army huts as new homes An army hut on the Horse Guards Parade converted into a comfortable home, by government as an example of its possibilities 23 July 1919 sign reads " Typical 60ft x 15ft

Background imageHousing Collection: Sudbury ( Suffolk ) - The Birthplace of Gainsborough. 6 February 1920

Sudbury ( Suffolk ) - The Birthplace of Gainsborough. 6 February 1920

Background imageHousing Collection: SIlver houses at Silver End. 22 September 1928

SIlver houses at Silver End. 22 September 1928

Background imageHousing Collection: Reed Thatching in Norfolk. Mr R. W. Farman, of North Walsham, The last working

Reed Thatching in Norfolk. Mr R. W. Farman, of North Walsham, The last working representative of an old Norfolk reed thatching family. Father to son craft. The leggett used in the early stages

Background imageHousing Collection: The elderly inhabitants of the thatched cottages in Bredgar, Kent. 1935

The elderly inhabitants of the thatched cottages in Bredgar, Kent. 1935

Background imageHousing Collection: The Old Cottage at Lamorbey, Sidcup, Kent 1937

The Old Cottage at Lamorbey, Sidcup, Kent 1937
The Old Cottage at Lamorbey, Sidcup, Kent.. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: This is Mr Philip Rye and his wife, who have lived in the hut shown in the picture

This is Mr Philip Rye and his wife, who have lived in the hut shown in the picture for six and a half years with thier six children

Background imageHousing Collection: Cottages condemed. 1937

Cottages condemed. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: Spring scene at Mr Swans house and garden at 21 Rectory Lane in Sidcup, Kent

Spring scene at Mr Swans house and garden at 21 Rectory Lane in Sidcup, Kent. 1939

Background imageHousing Collection: Aerial view of the urban / industrial port town of Greenhithe, Kent - 1939 ?TopFoto

Aerial view of the urban / industrial port town of Greenhithe, Kent - 1939 ?TopFoto

Background imageHousing Collection: Electricity pylon viewed from the houses. 1937

Electricity pylon viewed from the houses. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: REM Estate, Dartford. 21 September 1937

REM Estate, Dartford. 21 September 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: The Deanery in Canterbury. 1937

The Deanery in Canterbury. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: New Library for Dartford This aerial photo shows the location of the new Library

New Library for Dartford This aerial photo shows the location of the new Library in Ashen Drive and the large estate it has been built to provide for

Background imageHousing Collection: A lane past thatched cottages at Womenswold, Kent. 1937

A lane past thatched cottages at Womenswold, Kent. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: A traffic policeman on duty in Canterbury High Street, Kent. 1937

A traffic policeman on duty in Canterbury High Street, Kent. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: Willet Gardens in Petts Wood, Kent. 1939

Willet Gardens in Petts Wood, Kent. 1939

Background imageHousing Collection: The Deanery at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent 1937

The Deanery at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: Plum Lane, Sidcup. 1937

Plum Lane, Sidcup. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: Housing types in Sidcup, Kent

Housing types in Sidcup, Kent

Background imageHousing Collection: Members of the Parachute Regiment of which General Sir Richard Gale is Colonel Commandant

Members of the Parachute Regiment of which General Sir Richard Gale is Colonel Commandant, are purchasing luxury caravans by instalments - from the Army to overcome the acute shortage of married

Background imageHousing Collection: Barricade Brandon, Waldeck, Dartford. 1937

Barricade Brandon, Waldeck, Dartford. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: Mercery lane, Canterbury. 1937

Mercery lane, Canterbury. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: Co - op cart horse eating a bush. 1937

Co - op cart horse eating a bush. 1937

Background imageHousing Collection: Mr. H. Stephens, his wife and three young children, who have been living for 11 months

Mr. H. Stephens, his wife and three young children, who have been living for 11 months in a small unventilated garage, approximately 10ft by 20ft, in Lloyds Way, Beckenham, Kent



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