I read today that Lewisham Council in London is about to demolish what are thought to be the last pre-fabs in England. These little prefabricated homes were erected, mainly around London, after World War II to provide some quick housing to replace all those houses bombed and destroyed in the blitz. They were quite small and, as I recollect, they were made mainly of asbestos and wood. It is remarkable that they have lasted so long and even more surprising that so many people seem to have liked living in them. Although I say that most were around London, they did go up in the North as well. there were a few in the town where I grew up - Atherton - but I only remember a dozen or so on one estate. The ones there disappeared years ago.
I suppose some can look back on them with nostalgia and they did serve a purpose but they were at bottom, rather grotty.
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