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PREFABRICATED HOUSE

 

Definition:

A type of prefabricated house erected, to 11 approved designs, as part of the Temporary Housing Programme, between 1944 and 1948. This scheme was devised to relieve the post-war housing shortage at a time when conventional materials were unavailable.
 

 

Aliases:

Phoenix Prefab, Portal Bungalow, Prefab
 

 

Parent Term:

PREFABRICATED BUILDING
 

 

Hierarchy:

TOP / MONUMENT <BY FORM> / PREFABRICATED BUILDING / PREFABRICATED HOUSE
 

 

show structures that have at least one PREFABRICATED HOUSE

Taken from the Building Types Thesaurus, (NMR Monument Type Thesaurus). ©2001 English Heritage

 

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