Post-War Britain

Black and white footage of slums, bomb damage and prefabricated housing from the 1940s and 1950s

An original documentary from 1949 illustrates how prefabricated houses were built

Image and text from BBC

Colour footage of 1950s and 1960s brick flats and school is also shown, illustrating the need for permanent housing and facilities

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