'Permanent' post war B.I.S.F houses on Beech Avenue
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'Permanent' post war B.I.S.F houses on Beech Avenue
Image: © Nick Smith Taken: 28 Oct 2009
The image shows a row of permanent, steel framed British Iron & Steel Houses by British Steel Homes Ltd shortly after WWII. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BISF_house Post-war shortages of labour and materials are reflected in some of the houses where non-traditional materials and methods of construction were employed. Extensive use was made of the Easiform House, designed and erected by Messrs. John Laing & Son, Ltd. and of the Airey House, both built substantially of concrete. From: 'Swindon: Growth of the town', A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 9 (1970), pp. 104-119. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol9/pp104-119
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