A view of flat-roofed semi-detached Easiform houses at the Sturminster Road site in Stockwood, Bristol, with construction materials piled at the roadside

Date:
1949
Location:
Sturminster Road, Stockwood, City of Bristol
Reference:
JLP01/08/000756
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

'Easiform' was a method of in situ pre-cast concrete construction which John Laing and Son Ltd developed from 1919 onwards. In the negative register, 'Bristol Easiform B7' is recorded next to this image. In the July 1949 edition of Laing's monthly newsletter, Team Spirit, Bristol No.7 housing contract is referred to as the 'Sturminster Road site'. Sturminster Road lies within the residential area and ward of Stockwood in south Bristol.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Semi Detached House, Urban Landscape, Family Life