Volume: Easiform Type House, unspecified location
- Date:
- Feb 1949
- Reference:
- PSA01/04/H00311
- Type:
- Volume containing Photographic material
A black and white negative showing a pair of completed Easiform houses at an unidentified location. Easiform was a method of rapid construction pioneered by the John Laing construction company in 1919. Around 5,000 homes were built using the Easiform Type 1 method during the interwar years. The construction method relied on casting concrete in-situ and was very adaptable, giving rise to a wide variety of Easiform dwellings. After the war, the Temporary Housing Act of 1944/5 was introduced to alleviate the acute housing shortages in post-war Britain. The Easiform Type 2 was adopted by the Ministry of Works, the government ministry tasked with increasing construction of new homes. Many Easiform houses remain, and unlike other forms of modular, prefabricated construction, they were not classified as defective by the Housing Act of 1984/5. The original Ministry of Works storage envelope lists the operator as “J”.
This is part of the Sub Series: PSA01/04/H Housing; within the Series: PSA01/04 Negatives; within the Collection: PSA01 Property Services Agency
Source: Historic England Archive
Mid 20th Century Prefabricated House, Mid 20th Century Semi Detached House, Mid 20th Century Council House
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