history

A short history of prefabrication

Prefabrication is a method of producing standardised components off-site in a factory or workshop, that can be fitted together on-site. ...
American prefabs at Houseland Road, Mottingham, London SE9

The prefabs Mottingham was once a small village largely surrounded by farmland. At the beginning of the 1930’s the London County ...
Design

Prefabs were spacious and well designed with modern conveniences; a fitted kitchen with refrigerator, cooker and water boiler, fitted cupboards ...
Further studies in the history of construction
History

The Prefab Museum is a living history online museum about Britain’s post-war prefabs. Part of the Temporary Housing and Emergency ...
Memories

This page is about prefab memories, stories and photos. Please read the blog posts on various topics, from the history ...
PREFABS IN CARLETON ROAD LONDON N.7

I was born in one the 10 prefabs in this area, a plot on the corner of Carleton Road & ...
Support

The Prefab Museum would not exist without the encouragement and support of prefab enthusiasts willing to give up their time ...
Swedish houses narrative
The Ascot Park and North Circular prefabs in Neasden
Willesden’s Post-War Prefab Homes

An illustrated talk delivered by Philip Grant, a local historian, to Willesden Local History Society on 18 October 2023. Many thanks ...