Volume: Early twentieth-century contracts including pre-cast concrete 'Easiform' housing

Date:
circa 1899 - 1930s
Location:
Carlisle Gas Works, Rome Street, Carlisle, Cumbria
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Cumberland And Westmorland Joint Counties War Memorial, Carlisle, Cumbria
Lingfield Park Racecourse, Grandstand, Lingfield, Tandridge, Surrey
Littleton Pumping Station, Spelthorne, Surrey
Spitlegate Airfield, Londonthorpe And Harrowby Without, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
Reference:
JLP01/01/130
Type:
Volume Containing Photographic Material
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Description

Photograph album containing 105 black and white prints showing the construction of early examples of 'Easiform' housing at Newcastle, Wellington, Carlilse, Darlington and at Portfields, Ledbury and Ross Road in Hereford. 'Easiform' was a method of constructing housing using pre-cast concrete slabs cast on site and was developed from 1919 onwards. Also included are images of 'Easiform' staff cottages for Cumberland and Westmoreland Mental Hospital, housing and a police headquarters for the First World War Gretna township, sentinel housing scheme at Shrewsbury, housing at Kenfig Hill and at Penistone, interior and exterior views of Wesleyan Central Hall at Tonypandy, Managers' Houses at Bryn for Messsrs Baldwins Ltd, Carlisle Electric Lighting Station, Carlisle Gas Works, Lingfield Park Grandstand, Cumberland and Westmoreland War Memorial, shop front for Clark Bros. in Carlisle, Milford Haven Ice Factory, Littleton Pumping Station and Rhoose Cement Works.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

This Volume is divided into 14 Child Records
This Volume contains the following materials:
Photograph (Print): 105
Photograph Album: 1

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