tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post6123883475048907301..comments2024-03-25T23:53:09.151-07:00Comments on Surveying Property: 1940’s Prefab Houses – Simple but effective!Gary O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15686620694822791314noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post-59691700188441098552017-06-01T07:37:15.904-07:002017-06-01T07:37:15.904-07:00I would like too live in one.I would like too live in one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post-80614339045367096872016-05-30T03:40:44.522-07:002016-05-30T03:40:44.522-07:00I was brought up in a prefab and still own it. The...I was brought up in a prefab and still own it. They are beautifully designed and are cosy and comfortable.<br />The huge problem I am having is finding a builder with detailed knowledge to undertake repairs.<br />There are very few prefabs in Greater Manchester and it is almost impossible to find someone to do sympathetic repairs.Annie Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post-25496012118990079152016-03-01T16:27:27.604-08:002016-03-01T16:27:27.604-08:00I was born and lived in one till nearly seven year...I was born and lived in one till nearly seven years old, in London, during the 50's. The nostalgia of actually going in this 'replica' one was overwhelming for me. Seems like another world when I think back. Ah, lovely memories!<br /><br /> <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post-26062818381408543472015-01-17T16:08:31.984-08:002015-01-17T16:08:31.984-08:00Looking back almost 40 years I realise that the bu...Looking back almost 40 years I realise that the bungalow I bought for £40,000 was a bricked around prefab. A great bungalow outside but inside not so great, so I demolished the inside and rebuilt it to modern standards. If only I had realised the history that I disposed of down the local tip. I did manage to save some and the garage I built with materials from the demolished bungalow, stands to this day with crittal windows and metal cabinets from the kitchen and its rear door is the original front door of the bungalow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post-34994113784891509532014-07-05T10:44:27.999-07:002014-07-05T10:44:27.999-07:00There are still about 160 prefabs on the Excalibur...There are still about 160 prefabs on the Excalibur Estate, Catford; in the London Borough of Lewisham.<br />The land was loaned to the then LCC for temporary housing on the basis that is it was no longer required for that purpose it would be returned to he Forster Family. No one seems to know where that family are now but if a family member turned u he/she could possibly claim the land back - worth a great deal of money now.<br /><br />The Lewisham Council wish to demolish the prefabs and build a high rise block - about five stories high.<br /><br />Please contact English Heritage to ask for the prefabs to be "Listed" and kept for the Nation as historic buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post-3032074867550071502014-01-29T23:54:26.594-08:002014-01-29T23:54:26.594-08:00Really interesting article thank you.
As history...Really interesting article thank you. <br /><br />As history starts to repeat itself and the demand for housing grows, I wonder if we learn the mistakes of rapid building techniques. Jamie Morganhttp://www.esiconsultants.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588408373722916436.post-51969859648597310622013-11-25T17:07:01.697-08:002013-11-25T17:07:01.697-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733293639533290664noreply@blogger.com