Volume: Ministry of Works, Tarran temporary housing, Hull

Date:: 27 Aug 1945

Location:: City Of Kingston Upon Hull

Reference:: PSA01/04/H00052

Type:: Volume containing Photographic material

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Description

A collection of 5 black and white glass plate negatives, showing completed Tarran prefabricated bungalows and their interiors, in Hull. The Temporary Housing Act of 1944/5 was intended to alleviate the acute housing shortages of the immediate postwar years. The Ministry of Works was the government department tasked with the organisation and efficiency of the push for housing construction. The Tarran prefab was a wooden framed single story home with precast concrete panels. The homes were designed by the Hull based building firm Tarran Industries Ltd, and around 19,000 homes were constructed.

The original Ministry of Works storage envelope lists the operator as “T”.

Content

This is part of the Sub Series: PSA01/04/H Housing; within the Series: PSA01/04 Negatives; within the Collection: PSA01 Property Services Agency

This Volume is divided into 5 Child Records

This Volume contains the following materials:

Photograph (Negative): 5

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Prefabricated House, Domestic Interior