The history of the Post-war temporary prefab houses
Between September 1945 and March 1946, Sweden exported 5,000 Timber prefabricated houses to
England . The design was adapted by the MoW from a standard
Swedish kit, with the all-timber houses arriving in flat sections, and then
stored at the docks for allocation, often to rural areas in support of farm
workers.
The first of these houses were built at Abbots Langly and Hertfordshire in January 1946.
The Swedish Government gave a gift of 100 timber-framed houses to Scotland, which were erected in two locations in Edinburgh,
Only 3 of these houses are still in occupation in 2012 in Kent.
I have 1 of these chalet bungalows which is in a row of 8 which are still occupied.
England . The design was adapted by the MoW from a standard
Swedish kit, with the all-timber houses arriving in flat sections, and then
stored at the docks for allocation, often to rural areas in support of farm
workers.
The first of these houses were built at Abbots Langly and Hertfordshire in January 1946.
The Swedish Government gave a gift of 100 timber-framed houses to Scotland, which were erected in two locations in Edinburgh,
Only 3 of these houses are still in occupation in 2012 in Kent.
I have 1 of these chalet bungalows which is in a row of 8 which are still occupied.