The Mayor of Swindon, Miss E C M Millin, giving a speech at the opening ceremony for the 4000th post-war house constructed by Laing in Swindon

Date:
21 Oct 1960
Location:
313 Welcombe Avenue, Park North, Swindon
Reference:
JLP01/08/058457A
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

When 313 Welcombe Avenue was handed over, it was one of 3,000 Easiform houses built in Swindon by John Laing & Son Ltd; the rest mostly being of traditional design. The tenants were a couple with three young children.

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