#5 Excalibur

Developer: LCC
Year: 1946
Location: Urban
Density: 30 dw/ha
Height: 1 storey
Manufacturer: Uni Seco
Drivers: Emergency accommodation after WWII

Various public bodies erected 150,000 ‘prefabs’ after the war, to house people whose homes were destroyed by bombing. Various manufacturers were used, and the price was c. £1,000 each. These ‘temporary’ homes were planned to last 10 years: some have reached 70.

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