A row of BISF Type A houses, Charter Avenue, Canley
Introduction
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A row of BISF Type A houses, Charter Avenue, Canley
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 7 Oct 2023
Around two hundred of these houses were built in Canley after 1945, using prefabricated steel frames and panels made by the British Iron & Steel Federation, an ingenious solution to the postwar housing shortage. See Image] for a view of a pair of these houses, and Image] for the back story.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.393295
Longitude
-1.586372