Houses under construction on the Oakridge estate, Basingstoke

Date:
8 Jan 1953
Location:
Oakridge, Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire
Reference:
P/H00454/002
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This initial phase of the Oakridge development was built in the early 1950s, primarily to house employees of the nearby Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston.

The houses shown here are of non-standard construction and built by J Laing.

Content

This is part of the Volume: PSA01/04/H00454 M.O.S. Housing, Oakridge, Basingstoke; within the Sub Series: PSA01/04/H Housing; within the Series: PSA01/04 Negatives; within the Collection: PSA01 Property Services Agency

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Housing Estate, Mid 20th Century House, Mid 20th Century Prefabricated House, Construction, People At Work