Dignitaries stood with the tenants outside 313 Welcombe Avenue, the 4000th post-war house to be completed by Laing in Swindon, on the day of the ceremonial opening

Date:
21 Oct 1960
Location:
313 Welcombe Avenue, Park North, Swindon
Reference:
JLP01/08/058452
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

313 Welcombe Avenue was the 4000th house to be constructed by Laing in Swindon. 3000 of these houses were of Easiform construction, and the remainder were mostly traditional in design. 'Easiform' was a method of in situ pre-cast concrete construction which John Laing and Son Ltd developed from 1919 onwards. The tenants of 313 Welcombe Avenue were a couple with three young children. Sir William Kirby Laing attended the opening ceremony and is seen on the far left of this image.

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 House, Ceremony, People Posed