'Prefabs' on Holly Hall Road, Dudley in 1977
Introduction
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'Prefabs' on Holly Hall Road, Dudley in 1977
Image: © Trevor Littlewood Taken: 8 Apr 1977
Prefabs - prefabricated homes - such as these were built in large numbers in the post-WWII period as a temporary answer to the housing shortage; they had an expected life of around 10 years. Those in the image were still in place in 1977 and they presumably lasted longer. The nearest building is / was at the junction of Clee Road and Holly Hall Road. The A461 dual carriageway now slices through the location though both roads still exist according to current mapping, in 2020.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.501646
Longitude
-2.102486