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  • Alan's grandmother, Ascot Park, Brent Park

    Alan's grandmother, Ascot Park, Brent Park

  • Four children, an adult and two bikes on the prefab estate at Willesden

    Four children, an adult and two bikes on the prefab estate at Willesden

  • Irene Ottaway's memories of an American prefab in Willesden, London

    Irene Ottaway's memories of an American prefab in Willesden, London

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    Every week people tell us about prefabs we didn’t know existed. We have been directed to prefabs still lived in or long demolished, on farms, used as storage, catteries, as holiday homes or clubrooms, even two made into a pub, and links to community archives or Facebook groups.
  • Penny Bishop and family outside their prefab in Willesden

    Penny Bishop and family outside their prefab in Willesden

  • Penny Bishop as a baby with her mum and dad outside their prefab

    Penny Bishop as a baby with her mum and dad outside their prefab

  • Penny Bishop as a small child playing with a toy wheelbarrow in the prefab garden

    Penny Bishop as a small child playing with a toy wheelbarrow in the prefab garden

  • Penny Bishop at the East End Canal Festival, June 2016

    Penny Bishop at the East End Canal Festival, June 2016

  • Penny Bishop in her prefab garden

    Penny Bishop in her prefab garden

  • Penny Bishop, her mum and sister in their prefab garden in Willesden

    Penny Bishop, her mum and sister in their prefab garden in Willesden

  • Penny Bishop's memories of her prefab in Willesden, north London

    Penny Bishop's memories of her prefab in Willesden, north London

  • Prefab memories on film

    Prefab memories on film

    We have been able to capture, through the Heritage Lottery Fund project The Moving Prefab Museum and Archive, prefab memories ...
  • Prefab newspaper cuttings from Wembley and Willesden, 1944 - 1972

    Prefab newspaper cuttings from Wembley and Willesden, 1944 - 1972

  • Small child in costume in prefab garden. Willesden

    Small child in costume in prefab garden. Willesden

  • Small child in prefab garden in Willesden

    Small child in prefab garden in Willesden

  • Two small children in the prefab garden in Willesden

    Two small children in the prefab garden in Willesden

  • Two small children playing in the prefab garden, one in background on bike. Clement Road, Willesden

    Two small children playing in the prefab garden, one in background on bike. Clement Road, Willesden

  • Two small children playing with a toy boat

    Two small children playing with a toy boat

  • Two small children playing with buckets and spades in the prefab garden, Clement Road, Willesden

    Two small children playing with buckets and spades in the prefab garden, Clement Road, Willesden

  • Uni-Seco prefabs on the Willesden estate

    Uni-Seco prefabs on the Willesden estate

  • Willesden’s Post-War Prefab Homes

    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 ...
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