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How was the lack of housing and poor slum conditions solved after WW2?

How was the lack of housing and poor slum conditions solved after WW2?
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Key Info

  • Title: How was the lack of housing and poor slum conditions solved after WW2?
  • Duration: 01:58
  • Description: Black and white footage of the slums, bomb damage and prefabricated housing from the 1940s and 50s. An original documentary from 1949 also illustrates how prefabricated houses were built. Colour footage of 1950s and 1960s brick flats and school is also shown, illustrating the need for permanent housing and facilities.
  • Subject: History   Topic: Britain after 1948
  • Keywords: WW2, slums, bomb damage, prefabricated housing, William Beverage

Ideas for use in class

  • Children to go on a local walk around their school to identify any housing from the post war period. Children research prefabricated houses and their construction. Children research how many houses were destroyed in their local area in the war.

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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9

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