Non-traditional homes, explained.

In situ concrete The Aberdeen Corporation House The Aberdeen Corporation house is an in-situ reinforced concrete house designed by Aberdeen Corporation and built in 1939. It formed part of a wider effort to address housing… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Adams H1 House The Adams H1 house is a precast concrete, system-built house from the 1940s, designed to address the UK's post-war housing shortage. It was part of the wider move towards… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Adams HVA3 House The Adams HVA3 house is a system-built house developed after the Second World War in response to the urgent need for housing. Traditional construction was too slow and… 4 min read → Metal framed The AGB Modular 6 House The AGB Modular 6 house dates from the mid-1960s and represents a short-lived but distinctive form of British modular housing. Manufactured in 1965, this system was developed by… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Airey House The Airey house is a prefabricated, precast concrete house from the period immediately after the Second World War, built between 1945 and 1955. It was designed by Frederick… 6 min read → Metal framed The AIROH Temporary Bungalow The AIROH (Aircraft Industries Research Organisation on Housing) Temporary Bungalow, often referred to as the Aluminium Bungalow, is a form of post-war prefabricated housing… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Alcrete House The Alcrete house is a prefabricated house of foamed precast concrete panels and aluminium from the 1940s, built in response to the urgent need for housing after the Second World… 6 min read → In situ concrete The Alderton House The Alderton house is an in-situ reinforced concrete house from the 1940s, designed by J S Alderton & Co. It was built at a time of significant housing shortage in the UK, when… 6 min read → Metal framed The Aluminium House The Aluminium House is a rare form of non-traditional housing developed in the early post-war period. Constructed in 1950, it reflects a short-lived but highly innovative response… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The AMcK House The AMcK house is a system-built house from the 1960s, combining precast concrete cross walls with timber frame front and rear walls. It was manufactured by Cementation Co. Ltd… 6 min read → Timber framed The Anchor 12M House The Anchor 12M house is a system-built residential property developed during the late 1960s and early 1970s in response to post-war housing demand. Constructed between 1967 and… 3 min read → Timber framed The Andover House The Andover House is a non-traditional timber-framed bungalow developed during the 1960s by the Andover Timber Co. Ltd. Often referred to as the Fyfield type, these properties… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Anglia Type A House The Anglia Type A house is a system-built house of the 1960s, also known as the Anglian, GLC Anglia and Taylor-Woodrow Anglian. It was manufactured by Taylor Woodrow-Anglian and… 6 min read → Timber framed The Anvil House The Anvil House is a distinctive non-traditional property type manufactured by Anvil Enterprises Ltd between 1965 and 1979. Also known as the Anvil 6B or Kilpeck, approximately… 3 min read → Timber framed The Arbor House The Arbor House is a distinctive non-traditional property type found across parts of the UK. Recognised for its timber frame construction and varied external finishes, it reflects… 3 min read → Metal framed The Arcal House The Arcal house is a form of system-built, non-traditional housing constructed in the UK between 1964 and 1970. Approximately 700 units were produced, primarily by Gee Walker &… 4 min read → Timber framed Arcal Houses The Arcal house is a system-built form of non-traditional housing developed in the 1960s. Designed and manufactured by Gee Walker & Slater, this construction type formed part of a… 3 min read → Metal framed The Arcon House The Arcon house is a rare form of post-war non-traditional housing developed in 1947 during the acute housing shortage that followed the Second World War. Manufactured by Taylor… 4 min read → Metal framed The Arcon Temporary Bungalow The Arcon Temporary Bungalow, often referred to as the Arcon Mk V or simply a prefab, is a form of post-World War II prefabricated housing developed as an emergency response to… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Argyll House The Argyll house is a precast concrete bungalow built between 1947 and 1950, manufactured by Argyll Concrete Products Ltd and designed by J Thompson. Only ten were built, as… 5 min read → Metal framed The Arrowhead House The Arrowhead house, also known as Prowting, RFC, or Rigid Frame Construction, is a non-traditional residential property type developed in the UK during the mid-1960s… 4 min read → Timber framed Arrowtrim Houses The Arrowtrim house, also known as the Prowting house, is a form of system-built housing developed in the late 1960s. These properties reflect a period of rapid construction… 3 min read → In situ concrete The Arup House The Arup house is a reinforced concrete house built in 1947, during the effort to address the UK's housing shortage after the Second World War. It was designed by Yorke Rosenberg… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Atherton House The Atherton house is a steel-framed house built in 1919, during the severe housing shortage that followed the First World War. It was designed by Atherton & Sharples, and only 24… 5 min read → Metal framed The Atholl 1926 House The Atholl 1926 house is a form of interwar non-traditional housing developed during the late 1920s. These properties were produced as part of a wider system-built housing… 4 min read → Metal framed The Atholl 1945 House The Atholl 1945 house is a post-war, non-traditional property type developed in response to the acute housing shortage following the Second World War. Manufactured by Atholl Steel… 3 min read → Metal framed The Atholl 1951 House The Atholl 1951 house is a post-war, non-traditional dwelling manufactured by Atholl Steel Houses Ltd between 1951 and 1955. Approximately 1,200 units were constructed as part of… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Atlas Stone House The Atlas Stone house is a precast concrete, semi-detached bungalow from the 1950s. It was designed by the Atlas Stone Co. and manufactured by Dartford Builders Ltd, and it was… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Ayrshire County Council House The Ayrshire County Council house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) framed house built between 1945 and 1954, mainly to address the acute housing shortage that followed the… 6 min read →

Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The B-J House The B-J house is a steel-framed, system-built house from 1946, built during the housing shortage that followed the Second World War. It was manufactured by B & J Structures Ltd… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Balency House The Balency house is a system-built type constructed mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, when there was a pressing need for rapid, cost-effective housing to address the post-war… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Balfour Beatty House The Balfour Beatty house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built mainly in the 1940s, during the severe housing shortage after the Second World War. It was both… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Banton No-Fines House The Banton No-Fines house is an in-situ concrete house built between 1954 and 1955, when there was strong demand in the UK for affordable housing that could be put up quickly. The… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Bates 4L House The Bates 4L house, often referred to simply as the 4L, is a system-built property type developed in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s. Designed by T Bates & Sons and manufactured… 4 min read → Precast concrete The BCCF House The BCCF house is a precast reinforced concrete house from the 1940s, manufactured by the British Cast Concrete Federation, a key organisation in the construction industry of the… 6 min read → Precast concrete The BDG House The BDG house, also known as the BDG Wessex or simply the Wessex, is a mixed precast concrete and timber frame house built in 1965. It was manufactured by the Basingstoke… 5 min read → Metal framed The Beanland No 1 House The Beanland No 1 house is a form of post-war non-traditional housing developed in the 1940s in response to acute housing shortages following the Second World War. The system was… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Beanland No. 2 House The Beanland No. 2 house is a precast concrete house built in the 1940s, when the aftermath of the Second World War had left a significant housing shortage and rapid… 6 min read → In situ concrete The Beco Wallform House The Beco Wallform house is an in-situ concrete house built from 1975 onwards. The system was designed by Beco Products Ltd and manufactured by Vencel Resil Ltd, and it is also… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Belfry House The Belfry house, also known as the Belcon, is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) system-built house from the 1960s and 1970s. It was designed by the architects Maxwell Fry and… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Bellrock House The Bellrock house is a system-built house from the 1940s, a period of significant demand for housing driven by the shortage after the Second World War. It was one of many… 6 min read → Timber framed The Bennett Bungalow The Bennett House is a distinctive form of non-traditional housing constructed in the mid-1960s. Designed and manufactured by H W Bennett Ltd in 1965, these properties were… 4 min read → Metal framed The Birmingham Corporation House The Birmingham Corporation house is a rare post-war non-traditional property type designed by the Birmingham Corporation and manufactured by Hills Patent Glazing Ltd. Constructed… 3 min read → Metal framed The BISF Type A Houses The British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) Type A house is a well-known form of post-war non-traditional housing developed to address severe housing shortages following the… 4 min read → Metal framed The BISF Type A1 House The British Iron & Steel Federation (BISF) Type A1 house is a steel-framed, system-built house from the years after the Second World War. It was one of the government's answers to… 7 min read → Metal framed The BISF Type B House The British Iron & Steel Federation (BISF) Type B house is a product of post-war reconstruction, developed to address the acute housing shortage following the Second World War… 3 min read → Metal framed The BISF Type C House The British Iron & Steel Federation (BISF) Type C house is a steel house from the 1940s, built during the severe housing shortage that followed the Second World War. It was… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Bison Crosswall House The Bison Crosswall house is a system-built house with precast concrete cross walls, built from the 1960s onwards in response to the post-war housing shortage, as part of a… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Bison Wall Frame House The Bison Wall Frame house, also known as the Bryant or Bryant Wall Frame house, is a system-built type from the 1960s and 1970s. It belongs to the move towards prefabricated… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Blackburn House The Blackburn house is a precast concrete house designed by J Blackburn and built in 1946, in the immediate post-war period, when the demand for housing led to a range of new… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Blackburn No-Fines House The Blackburn No-Fines house is a system-built, in-situ concrete house from the 1950s, a period of significant housing shortage in the UK when rapid construction methods were… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Blackburn Orlit House The Blackburn Orlit house is a precast reinforced concrete framed house built between 1950 and 1952, during the severe housing shortage that followed the Second World War. It was… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Boot Beaucrete House The Boot Beaucrete house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built in 1939, as the UK stood on the brink of the Second World War. Only two were ever built. Henry Boot &… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Boot Pier and Panel House The Boot Pier and Panel house, often called simply the Boot house, is a system-built precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house constructed between 1910 and 1930 by Henry Boot & Sons… 6 min read → Timber framed The Boro House The Boro house, also referred to as Borohus or Enso Gutzeit, represents a distinct form of non-traditional housing introduced in the late 1960s. These properties were constructed… 3 min read → In situ concrete The Boswell House The Boswell house dates mainly from the 1920s. After the First World War there was a pressing need for affordable housing for a growing population and returning soldiers, and the… 6 min read → Timber framed The Boulton & Paul House Boulton & Paul houses are early 20th-century non-traditional dwellings manufactured from the late 1890s onwards. Produced by the Norwich-based firm Boulton & Paul, these… 3 min read → In situ concrete The Boyd Gibbons No-Fines House The Boyd Gibbons No-Fines house is an in-situ concrete house from the 1940s, part of the wider effort to meet the UK's post-war housing shortage. It was manufactured by Boyd… 5 min read → Metal framed The Braithwaite House The Braithwaite House, also known as the Unit Frame House, is a rare form of post-war non-traditional housing designed by F R S Yorke and manufactured by Braithwaite & Co. Ltd… 3 min read → Timber framed The Bricket Wood Special House The Bricket Wood Special house is a rare form of non-traditional residential construction dating from 1929. Only four examples were built, all as semi-detached chalet bungalows… 3 min read → Metal framed The British Housing House The British Housing house, also known as the Doxford or Lynn, is a form of non-traditional housing developed during the mid-1960s. These properties were manufactured by John Lynn… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Broadmead House The Broadmead house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) bungalow from the 1940s. It was manufactured by Broadmead Products Ltd and designed by B W H Scott, and it was one of… 5 min read → Precast concrete The BRS L-Shaped Panels House The BRS L-shaped panels house, also known as the Modus house, is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) panel house from the 1970s. It was designed by BRS and T K Powell and… 5 min read → In situ concrete The BRS Type 4 House The BRS Type 4 house is a rare form of post-war non-traditional housing designed by the Building Research Station (BRS). Constructed between 1953 and 1956, only 60 examples were… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Brydon No-Fines House The Brydon No-Fines house is a rare non-traditional property type constructed in the 1940s in response to significant housing shortages following the Second World War. Built by… 4 min read → Metal framed The Buchan House The Buchan house is a rare form of post-war system-built housing constructed during 1945 and 1946. Manufactured by Johnston Bros. Ltd, only five examples were built, making this… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Building Systems Ltd House The Building Systems Ltd house is a system-built house with a precast concrete frame and timber frame walls, built between 1964 and 1967 during a period of rapid post-war… 6 min read → Timber framed The Bullock House The Bullock house is a system-built form of non-traditional housing developed during the late 1960s. Manufactured by D T Bullock & Co. Ltd, these properties reflect the… 3 min read → Timber framed The Bur-Pal House The Bur-Pal house is a distinctive early 20th-century system-built property developed during the 1920s in response to growing demand for affordable housing. Its design reflects… 3 min read → Timber framed The Burt Boulton House The Burt Boulton house is a distinctive form of non-traditional, system-built housing developed in the mid-1970s. Designed by H K Harwood and manufactured by Burt Boulton Ltd… 4 min read →

Timber framed The Calder Homes The Calder House is a system-built residential property developed during the mid-1960s. Constructed between 1964 and 1967 by Calders Ltd, with designs produced by Harding and… 3 min read → Timber framed The Caldervale House The Caldervale house is a rare form of non-traditional housing dating from the mid-1960s. Built in 1965 by Caldervale Construction Co. Ltd, only around ten examples were… 3 min read → Timber framed The Calverley Type I House The Calverley Type I house, also referred to as the Calverley Modular or CM, is a non-traditional system-built property developed during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Designed… 3 min read → Timber framed Calverley Type II House The Calverley Type II house is a system-built form of non-traditional housing constructed in the late 1960s as part of wider post-war efforts to address housing shortages. Built… 3 min read → Timber framed The Cameron House The Cameron House is a distinctive non-traditional property type developed in the early 1970s as part of the UK’s post-war housing programme. Manufactured by Donald Cameron Ltd… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Camus House The Camus house is a system-built type from the 1960s, developed in response to the post-war housing shortage. It was designed to be assembled quickly from prefabricated… 5 min read → Timber framed Canadian Demonstration Homes The Canadian Demonstration Homes, also known as Canadian Timber, were built in 1965 as part of an experimental initiative to show what newer construction techniques could do. Only… 5 min read → Timber framed The Canadian Timber Type I House The Canadian Timber Type I house dates from the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, when the UK faced a severe housing shortage. Only 90 were built, between 1946 and… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Carlton House The Carlton house is a precast concrete, system-built house from a period of rapid reconstruction, built between 1965 and the late 1960s. It was designed by R Pianca with Carlton… 5 min read → Timber framed The Caspon House The Caspon house is a system-built timber-framed house manufactured by J L Spooner (Hull) Ltd to designs by D C H Jenkin. Around 5,500 were built between 1964 and 1980, meeting… 5 min read → Timber framed Cedar Homes Cedar Homes are a system-built, timber-framed type that appeared in the UK in the mid-twentieth century, built from 1955 onwards. They were manufactured by Guildway Ltd and… 5 min read → Timber framed Cedarworth Homes Cedarworth Homes are a system-built timber type from the UK's post-war housing boom. They were manufactured by Worth Buildings Ltd between 1962 and 1970, and are also known as… 5 min read → Timber framed The Celtic Homes House Celtic Homes houses are timber-framed, system-built houses of the 1960s, produced by Celtic Homes Ltd. The company set out to address the housing shortage with new designs and… 5 min read → Timber framed The Challow House The Challow house, also known as the Challowette, is a system-built timber-framed bungalow from 1967. It was designed by D W Chitty & Partners and J R Swift and manufactured by W… 4 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Channello House The Channello house is a precast concrete block house from the 1920s, manufactured by Channello Construction Co. and designed by the architects Hepworth & Wornum. It was built… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Cheecol Keeland House The Cheecol Keeland house is a lightweight precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built in 1948, during the severe housing shortage after the Second World War. Only six were… 6 min read → Timber framed The Colt House The Colt house is a system-built timber house manufactured by W H Colt, Son & Co. Ltd to designs by A L Osborne and built between 1965 and 1975. It came out of a period of… 5 min read → Metal framed The Conatus House The Conatus house is a distinct form of non-traditional housing introduced into the UK from 1974 onwards. Manufactured by Conatus Industries Ltd, these properties form part of a… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Concept 4 House The Concept 4 house, also known simply as "Concept", is a system-built house from the 1960s, a period of significant demand for affordable, quickly built housing. It was designed… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Concrete Frames House The Concrete Frames house dates from 1945, when the UK faced a severe housing shortage after the Second World War and both government and the private sector were looking for… 6 min read → Metal framed The Connell House The Connell House, also known as the Phoenix, is a rare post-war non-traditional house type developed immediately after the Second World War. Designed by Sam Bunton & Associates… 3 min read → In situ concrete The Conslab House The Conslab House is an extremely rare form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1950s as part of the post-war housing programme in the United Kingdom. Designed by P M… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Cook House The Cook House is a rare system-built property manufactured by R Cook and Sons and designed by the architectural firms Clayton and Black, T Garratt and Son, and W H Overton… 4 min read → Metal framed The Cornes House The Cornes house is a form of non-traditional, steel-framed housing developed in the mid-1960s. These properties were designed as part of a wider post-war drive for rapid housing… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Cornish Flush Panel House The Cornish Flush Panel house is a system-built, prefabricated concrete bungalow from the 1960s, a period of strong demand for affordable housing that could be put up quickly. The… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Cornish Unit Type 1 House The Cornish Unit Type 1 house is a form of non-traditional post-war housing developed in response to acute shortages following the Second World War. These properties were… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Cornish Unit Type II House The Cornish Unit Type II house is a post-war precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house, built between 1954 and the mid-1960s to meet the urgent housing need of the period… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Corolite House The Corolite house is a system-built property manufactured by Corolite Construction Co. Ltd between 1923 and 1927. It was developed during a period of significant housing shortage… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Corvus House The Corvus house is a rare post-war non-traditional property manufactured by William Cowlin & Son Ltd and designed by N. Rooke. Constructed in 1946 in response to the acute… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Cosmos House The Cosmos house is a system-built, precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house dating from 1970. It was designed by C Davidson and manufactured by the Consortium of Selected… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Costain House The Costain house is a system-built type from the 1950s, one of the answers to the urgent post-war demand for housing that could be built rapidly. It was manufactured by Costain… 5 min read → Metal framed The Coventry Corporation House The Coventry Corporation house, also referred to as the Radiation House, is a rare example of immediate post-war British housing. Designed by Donald E. Gibson and Edric Neel and… 4 min read → Timber framed The Cowieson House The Cowieson house is a steel-clad, timber-framed, system-built house from 1926 to 1927, manufactured by F D Cowieson & Co. Ltd. 500 were built. 5 min read → Metal framed The Craig Atholl House The Craig Atholl house is a rare non-traditional property type manufactured by Atholl Steel Houses Ltd and designed by Sam Bunton & Associates. Constructed in 1951, only four… 3 min read → Metal framed The Crane House The Crane House is an early 20th-century non-traditional house type designed by Alderman Crane and constructed between 1925 and 1926. Around 400 examples were built, primarily as… 3 min read → Metal framed The Cranwell House Cranwell houses are a form of post-war system-built housing developed in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Constructed between 1945 and 1948, they were intended to… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Crosby House The Crosby house is a precast concrete, system-built bungalow from the 1940s, built to meet the demand for affordable housing after the Second World War. It was manufactured by J… 5 min read → Metal framed The Cruden House Cruden houses are a form of post-war non-traditional housing constructed between 1947 and 1950 by Cruden Houses Ltd. Around 3,000 units were built during a period of acute housing… 3 min read → Metal framed The Cussins House The Cussins house is a post-war system-built property manufactured by Cussins Ltd and constructed between 1945 and 1946. These houses were developed during the period of acute… 7 min read → Timber framed The Czechoslovakian Timber House The Czechoslovakian Timber house is a timber-framed house from the period immediately after the Second World War. It was built between 1946 and 1947 in a limited production run… 5 min read →

In situ concrete The Dagenham Special House The Dagenham Special house emerged in the 1920s during the post-World War I housing boom. Built primarily in Dagenham, East London, these properties formed part of the rapid… 4 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Dalcot House The Dalcot house is a concrete block house from the 1920s, manufactured by Dalcot Ltd with Dale, Cook & Thornton. It was built during the housing boom that followed the First… 5 min read → Metal framed The Denis Poulton House The Denis Poulton house is a rare non-traditional property type dating from the mid-1930s. Designed by Denis Poulton and constructed between 1936 and 1937, only around 30 examples… 3 min read → Metal framed The Dennis House The Dennis house is a post-war, non-traditional property type developed in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Manufactured by E B Dennis in 1945, these houses formed… 4 min read → Metal framed The Dennis-Wild House The Dennis-Wild house is a system-built form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1920s in response to acute housing shortages across the UK. Manufactured by James Wild… 3 min read → Timber framed The Devon Lady House The Devon Lady house is a timber-framed house manufactured by Devon Lady (Honiton) Ltd from 1959 onward. It is also known as the Compton or System DL. The type came out of a… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Diatomite House The Diatomite house is a historically significant non-traditional property type that emerged during the 1920s as part of the post-First World War housing expansion in the UK… 4 min read → Metal framed The Discus House The Discus house is a distinctive form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1970s by Discus Research & Method Ltd. These properties were generally constructed as… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Domkonstruado House The Domkonstruado house is a precast reinforced concrete house from the 1920s, designed by the Domkonstruado Construction Co., a firm known for pioneering work in system building… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Doric House The Doric house is a concrete system-built house from the 1920s, manufactured by the Modern Building Co. It was built at a time of significant demand for affordable housing in the… 5 min read → Metal framed The Dorlonco House Dorlonco houses are an early form of system-built housing developed during the inter-war period. They were manufactured by Dorman Long & Co. Ltd and constructed between the early… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Dorran House The Dorran house is a form of post-war system-built housing manufactured by R Tarran between 1947 and 1951. These properties were developed during a period of acute housing… 3 min read → Timber framed The Douglas Special House The Douglas Special house was designed by A H Mottram and built in 1944, during the severe housing shortage caused by the Second World War. Only 64 were built. The houses are… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Dry Walls House Dry Walls houses were predominantly built in the 1920s. Designed by M Maberley-Smith and constructed by the Victoria Construction Co., they were typically developed as bungalows… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Duo-Slab House The Duo-Slab house, also known as the Airey house, forms part of the UK’s inter-war non-traditional housing stock. Designed by William Airey and manufactured by William Airey &… 4 min read → Metal framed The Duplex Sheath House The Duplex Sheath house is a highly unusual non-traditional dwelling introduced in 1924 by the Duplex-Sheath Construction Co. Ltd. It represents an experimental approach to… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Dyke CCC House The Dyke CCC house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house from the 1940s, built as part of the effort to meet the housing shortage after the Second World War. It was… 6 min read →

In situ concrete The Easiform Type 1 House Easiform Type 1 houses were constructed between 1919 and 1928 in response to the significant housing shortage following the First World War. Built across urban and suburban… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Easiform Type 2 House The Easiform Type 2 house, developed by J Laing Construction Ltd, represents a significant chapter in British system-built housing. Constructed between the 1920s and the 1970s… 4 min read → Timber framed The Edgell House The Edgell house is a timber-framed detached bungalow of the 1960s, manufactured by W & A Edgell (Radstock) Ltd. It was one of a number of system-built types produced to meet the… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Edinburgh Foamed Slag House The Edinburgh Foamed Slag house is an in-situ concrete house built in 1944, at a time when demand for affordable, quickly constructed homes was at its height. Only two were ever… 5 min read → Timber framed The Eklectron House The Eklectron house is a system-built timber bungalow produced by the Eklectron System of Prefabrication in 1969, a period of growth in prefabricated housing. The system aimed to… 5 min read → Timber framed The Elementhus House The Elementhus house is a system-built, prefabricated timber house from the 1960s. It was designed by Lennart Bergvall and manufactured by AB Bostadsforskning, a Swedish company… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Elsworthy House The Elsworthy house is a system-built timber-framed house of the 1960s, designed by M Lyell Associates and manufactured by Elsworthy Ltd. Around 500 were built, spread across the… 5 min read → Timber framed The Engineered Homes House Engineered Homes are system-built timber-framed houses manufactured by Engineered Homes (Great Britain) Ltd and built between 1966 and 1971. They were designed by R Griffiths, I… 5 min read → Timber framed The Eurodean House The Eurodean house is a timber-framed, system-built house from the 1970s, manufactured by Eurodean Construction Ltd and also known as the Dean. It came from a period of new… 5 min read →

Timber framed The Facta House The Facta house is a system-built timber-framed house constructed between 1967 and 1972 by Modern Building (Wales) Ltd, a company known for its new approaches to residential… 5 min read → Timber framed The Faculty House The Faculty house is a timber-framed house from the 1960s, a period of new approaches to housing driven by demand for affordable homes. It was manufactured by Dudley Coles Long… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Fairweather House The Fairweather house, also known as the Drury, is a system-built house constructed between 1963 and the 1970s. It was manufactured by H Fairweather & Co. together with… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Falcon House The Falcon house is a system-built house from the 1960s, manufactured by J & J Dean (Contracts) Ltd and designed by L J A Wilkinson. It combines precast reinforced concrete (PRC)… 6 min read → Metal framed The Falkiner-Nuttall House The Falkiner-Nuttall house is a distinctive form of post-war system-built housing introduced in 1947, developed during a period of acute housing shortage following the Second… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Farlington Special House The Farlington Special house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built mainly in the 1920s, during the housing boom that followed the First World War. Demand for… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Farrans No-Fines House The Farrans No-Fines house emerged during the 1960s as part of the wider post-war response to housing shortages across the UK. Constructed by Farrans Construction, these… 4 min read → Timber framed The Federated System 2 House The Federated System 2 house is a timber-framed, system-built house constructed by Federated Contractors Ltd in 1968. It belongs to the period when the need for quick and… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Fidler House The Fidler House, designed by D.G. Fidler, is a notable example of early 20th-century British residential architecture. Constructed between 1926 and 1928, approximately 2,000 of… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Firmcrete House The Firmcrete house is a form of system-built property developed during the 1960s in response to post-war housing demand. Manufactured by Firmcrete (London) Ltd, approximately… 4 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Flexi House The Flexi house is a timber-framed house from the 1960s, manufactured by Flexi House Developments Ltd to a design by Myle, Bust & Simmonaes. It was built as a detached bungalow… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Foamed Slag House The Foamed Slag house, also known as the No-Fines house, is a system-built property developed between 1946 and 1951 in response to significant post-war housing shortages in the… 4 min read → Timber framed The Fontaberry House The Fontaberry house is a timber-framed house of the late 1960s, built mainly in 1967. It was manufactured by Fontaberry Insulated Homes Ltd and designed by K Sargant, and the… 5 min read → Timber framed The Forfar Borough House The Forfar Borough house is a timber-framed terraced house built in 1965 to a design by the Forfar Borough Architect. A total of 100 were built. The construction was carried out… 5 min read → Metal framed The Formula House The Formula house is a distinctive system-built property developed during the mid-1960s, specifically between 1966 and 1967. It emerged during a period of significant innovation… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Forrester-Marsh House The Forrester-Marsh house, also known as Edwards Construction, is a non-traditional property type that emerged in the 1920s. Designed and manufactured by Edwards Construction Co… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Fram House The Fram house is a system-built, precast concrete house manufactured by Fram Russell Construction Ltd between 1965 and 1971, as a response to the post-war housing shortage. It is… 5 min read → Timber framed The Frameform House The Frameform house is a system-built timber-framed house built mainly between 1965 and 1975. It was manufactured by James Riley and Associates to designs by D G Jones, and around… 6 min read → Timber framed The Fredericks Cedarwood House The Fredericks Cedarwood house is a system-built timber bungalow from the 1960s, designed by Maurice R Day & Associates and manufactured by Fredericks & Pelhams Timber Buildings… 4 min read → Timber framed The Fredericks Frame System House The Fredericks Frame System house is a timber-framed system-built house of the 1960s, manufactured by Fredericks & Pelhams Timber Buildings Ltd. Only 50 were built. The type is… 5 min read →

Timber framed The G Block Watne House The G Block Watne house is a timber-framed, system-built house from the 1970s, built between 1970 and 1975 by Bush Properties Ltd and G B Watne. A total of 750 were built. The… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Gadie House The Gadie house is a distinctive UK property type constructed during the 1920s. Developed in response to post-World War I housing demand, these system-built semi-detached homes… 4 min read → Metal framed The Gateshead Corporation House The Gateshead Corporation house, also known as the Gateshead Experimental house, is a rare post-war property type developed by Gateshead Borough Council in 1950. Only four… 4 min read → Metal framed The Gee Walker & Slater House The Gee Walker & Slater house is a highly unusual post-war non-traditional property type manufactured in 1946. Only two examples were ever constructed, making this one of the… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Glasgow Foamed Slag House The Glasgow Foamed Slag house was built between 1946 and 1951, in response to the severe housing shortage that followed the Second World War and the need for rapid… 5 min read → Precast concrete The GLE House The GLE house is a system-built house combining timber frame and precast concrete panels, manufactured by M J Gleeson Ltd and designed by W H Sanders & Son. Approximately 250 were… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Gregory House The Gregory house is a post-war system-built house, built from 1954 onwards at a time when the UK still faced a significant housing shortage. Approximately 1,500 were built… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Gregory Industrialised House The Gregory Industrialised house is a precast concrete cross-wall house from the 1960s, built in response to the urgent need for rapid, cost-effective housing at a time when… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Grenfell Baines House The Grenfell Baines house was built in 1945, at a time of significant housing shortage in the UK, when the drive was for rapid housing solutions. It was designed by the Grenfell… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Grenfell Baines House The Grenfell Baines house is a timber-framed, system-built house from 1945, built in the aftermath of the Second World War when there was a pressing need for rapid housing. It was… 5 min read → Metal framed The Grid House The Grid House, also known as RM housing, is a system-built form of residential construction developed during the mid-20th century. Designed and manufactured by Morrison and… 3 min read →

Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Hall House The Hall house is a timber-framed system house built between 1966 and 1970. The houses were manufactured by Robert H Hall & Co. Ltd to designs by I S Watson, and only 350 were… 5 min read → Timber framed The Hallam Mk I and Mk II Houses The Hallam Mk I and Mk II houses are system-built, timber-framed houses designed by S A Roe and manufactured by Vic Hallam Ltd between 1963 and 1970. They were built at a time… 5 min read → Timber framed The Hallam Mk III House The Hallam Mk III is a system-built timber-framed house from 1965 to 1975, a decade of rapid urban development and pressing demand for affordable housing. Around 8,000 were built… 5 min read → Timber framed The Hallam Volumetric House The Hallam Volumetric house is a system-built timber-framed house manufactured by Vic Hallam Ltd between 1972 and 1975. Approximately 2,000 were built, as bungalows and two-storey… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Hamish Cross Type 1 House The Hamish Cross Type 1 house is an early twentieth-century precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house, designed to address the housing shortages that arose during and after the… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Hamish Cross Type II House The Hamish Cross Type II house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house designed by Hamish Cross and manufactured by Abdon Clee Stone Quarry. The houses were built from 1915… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Hardy House The Hardy house is a precast concrete house from the 1920s, designed and manufactured by T E Hardy. It was built during the housing boom that followed the First World War, when… 5 min read → Timber framed The Harvey Frame House The Harvey Frame house is a timber-framed, system-built bungalow built mainly in 1969. It was manufactured by Harveys (Structural Services) Ltd and designed by M Seal &… 4 min read → Metal framed The Hawthorn Leslie House The Hawthorn Leslie house, also known as HLB or Plasteel, is a system-built property type manufactured between 1964 and 1969. These homes were designed by P Keate and F Mould and… 6 min read → Precast concrete The HDC House The HDC house, also known as Housing Development & Construction or IDC, is a system-built, precast concrete house from the 1960s, a decade when there was a pressing need for… 6 min read → In situ concrete The Herald House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding the intricacies of different property types is crucial. One such property type is the Herald house, also known as the… 4 min read → Timber framed The Hertfordshire County Council House The Hertfordshire County Council house is an early twentieth-century timber-framed house, built in 1921. The houses were manufactured by Botsford, Vale & Wightman Ltd to a design… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Hertsmere Special House The Hertsmere Special house is a post-war system-built type, part of the wider effort to address the UK housing shortage in the mid-twentieth century. Little about its origins is… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Hexham Special House The Hexham Special house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built in the 1920s, a period of significant advances in building technology and materials. Only six are known… 5 min read → Metal framed The Hillcon House The Hillcon house, also referred to as the Hills house, is a rare form of post-war system-built housing constructed in the early 1950s. Designed by Hills Patent Glazing Co. Ltd… 3 min read → Metal framed The Hills Presweld House The Hills Presweld house is a post-war non-traditional property type developed during the 1940s in response to acute housing shortages. Manufactured by Hills (West Bromwich) Ltd… 3 min read → Metal framed The Hitchins House The Hitchins House is a rare post-war system-built property designed to address the acute housing shortage following the Second World War. Manufactured by Hitchins Steel Core… 3 min read → Metal framed The Homeville Industrialised House The Homeville Industrialised House is a post-war system-built property developed during the 1960s housing expansion. Manufactured by The Homeville Co. Ltd between 1963 and 1970… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Howells House The Howells house is a precast concrete block house from the 1920s, designed and manufactured by E O C Howells. It was built during the housing boom that followed the First World… 6 min read → Precast concrete The HSSB House The HSSB (High Speed System Building) house, also known as the Lindsay Parkinson house, is a precast concrete system house from the mid-1960s. It was manufactured by SLP… 5 min read → Timber framed The Hultsfreds House The Hultsfreds house is a system-built timber house from the 1970s, manufactured by AB Hultsfreds Industrierna and Western Timber Co. Ltd, both of which brought timber… 4 min read → Timber framed The Humphreys House The Humphreys house is a timber-framed system-built house from 1968 to 1970, developed by Humphreys Homes Ltd with design by Hubbard Ford & Partners. Only 50 were built. The type… 4 min read →

Metal framed The IBIS House The IBIS house is a form of system-built, non-traditional housing developed during the 1960s in response to post-war housing shortages in the UK. Designed by A Gordon & Partners… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Industricon House The Industricon house, also known as the Willett Industricon, is a system-built house from 1971. It was manufactured by Willett Industricon Ltd, a company that specialised in… 6 min read → Metal framed The Integer House The Integer House is a rare non-traditional property type developed during the 1960s, reflecting a period of experimentation with prefabricated systems and modern materials. Only… 3 min read →

Precast concrete The Jansel House The Jansel house is a system-built house from the 1960s, designed and manufactured by H C Janes Ltd. It combines a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) column frame with steel… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Jespersen 12M House The Jespersen 12M house, also known as the Laing Crosswall or simply Jespersen, is a precast concrete, system-built house from the 1960s. It was designed by P E Malmstrom and… 6 min read → Timber framed The Jicwood Temporary Bungalow The Jicwood Temporary Bungalow is a timber-framed, prefabricated bungalow from 1944, when Britain faced a severe housing shortage caused by wartime destruction. It was… 4 min read →

Metal framed The Kelvin House The Kelvin House is a highly unusual and exceptionally rare non-traditional bungalow type manufactured in 1926. Only two semi-detached examples are known to have been constructed… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Ketton House The Ketton house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house from the 1920s, designed and manufactured by the Ketton Cement Co. The company used PRC to provide durable… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Ketton House The Ketton house is a timber-framed bungalow from the 1920s, designed and manufactured by the Ketton Cement Co. Only five were built. They are detached bungalows with medium-pitch… 4 min read → Metal framed The Keyhouse Unibuilt House The Keyhouse Unibuilt house is a rare post-war system-built property developed in 1946 by Keyhouse Unibuilt Ltd. Designed by Richard Sheppard and G Grey Wornum, only four examples… 3 min read → Timber framed The Kier BDC House The Kier BDC house is a system-built timber-framed house from the 1960s. It was built by Kier Ltd to designs by Hughes Lomax and Adutt, as part of the wider 1960s movement to… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Kincorth Mk III House The Kincorth Mk III house is a system-built type from the 1960s, designed by T Harley Haddow & Partners and manufactured by Alexander Hall & Son Ltd, a company with expertise in… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Kingsthorne Special House The Kingsthorne Special house, also known as the King's Thorn, is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built in 1956, during the post-war housing boom, when the need for… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Kingstone House The Kingstone house, also known as the Tarran house, is a system-built house from the end of the Second World War. It was manufactured by Tarran Industries Ltd and built in 1945… 6 min read → In situ concrete The Kirton House The Kirton house is a distinctive two-storey terraced property type that emerged in the 1920s as part of the UK’s post-World War I housing boom. These homes were developed to… 4 min read →

In situ concrete The Lamella House The Lamella House, also known as the Lamella Roofed Cottage, was manufactured by F Hills & Sons Ltd between 1946 and 1948. Developed during the post-war housing shortage, it… 4 min read → Timber framed The Lanark County Council House Lanark County Council houses are timber-framed, system-built homes from the 1940s, built in response to the urgent need for affordable housing after the Second World War. Speed… 5 min read → Timber framed The Langlands Bungalow The Langlands Bungalow is a timber-framed bungalow dating from 1926, a period of new approaches to meeting the growing demand for affordable homes. Only 20 were built, which makes… 4 min read → Metal framed The Langlands House The Langlands house is an exceptionally rare non-traditional property type dating from 1926. Only two semi-detached bungalows of this design were ever constructed, giving the type… 3 min read → Timber framed The Langlands Terrazzo House The Langlands Terrazzo house is an early twentieth-century timber-framed bungalow, built in 1926 during a period of new building techniques. Only two were built, as a pair of… 5 min read → Timber framed The Lawrence House The Lawrence house is a timber-framed system-built house from 1966, developed by Walter Lawrence & Son Ltd. The design was a collaboration between the architects Booth Ledeboer &… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The LCC Mobile House The LCC Mobile house is a timber-framed, system-built bungalow from the 1960s. It came out of a period of rapid urban development and a pressing need for affordable housing, as… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Lecaplan Type A House The Lecaplan Type A house is a precast concrete panel house from the 1960s, designed by J C Tilley and Stanley Bragg & Associates and manufactured by W & C French Ltd, a company… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Lecaplan Type B House The Lecaplan Type B house is a precast concrete (PC) panel house built between the 1960s and the 1970s. It was manufactured by W & C French Ltd, a prominent construction company… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Lightning Construction House The Lightning Construction house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built mainly in the 1920s and manufactured by the Lightning Construction Co., a company with a… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Lilleshall House The Lilleshall house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) bungalow system manufactured by The Lilleshall Co. Ltd and designed by Stephen E Dobson. Around 400 were built between… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Linton Mobile House The Linton Mobile house is a system-built timber-framed house manufactured by Linton System Buildings Ltd to a design by R Cheshire, and built between 1965 and 1970. It is also… 5 min read → Metal framed The Liverpool Corporation House Liverpool Corporation houses were developed during the 1920s as part of a municipal response to post-First World War housing shortages. Constructed by Liverpool Corporation, these… 3 min read → Timber framed The Liverpool Special House The Liverpool Special house dates from the 1920s, a period of severe housing shortage and rapid urban expansion, when new construction methods were adopted to meet demand. The… 5 min read → Metal framed The Livett-Cartwright House The Livett-Cartwright house, sometimes referred to as the Bell-Livett, is a form of post-war, non-traditional housing developed in response to acute shortages following the Second… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Livett-Cartwright House The Livett-Cartwright house, also known as the Bell-Livett house, is a precast reinforced concrete house built between 1948 and 1956, during the post-war housing boom. It was… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Loudon Mk II House The Loudon Mk II house is a 1970s system-built house combining precast reinforced concrete (PRC) panels with timber framing. It was manufactured by W Loudon & Son Ltd to meet the… 6 min read → Timber framed The Lovell House The Lovell house is a timber-framed, system-built house constructed between 1967 and 1979, as part of a broader effort to address housing shortages in the UK. It was manufactured… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow In situ concrete The Lowestoft Borough House The Lowestoft Borough house is a concrete house built in the 1920s. It was designed by S W Mobbs and produced by Lowestoft Borough Council, the local authority responsible for a… 5 min read → Metal framed The Lowton-Cubitt House The Lowton-Cubitt house is a mid-20th century system-built property developed in response to post-war housing shortages. Manufactured between 1964 and the 1970s, approximately… 3 min read →

Precast concrete The Mac-Girling House The Mac-Girling house is a system-built, precast concrete house from the 1940s, built in response to the urgent need for housing in post-war Britain as part of a wider move to… 6 min read → Timber framed The Macrae Plus House The Macrae Plus house is a volumetric timber-framed house of the 1970s, produced by Hugh Macrae & Sons Ltd at a time of rapid housing development, when demand for affordable and… 5 min read → Timber framed The Mactrad House The Mactrad house is a system-built, timber-framed house built between 1964 and 1971 by John Maclean & Sons Ltd to designs by E N Hall. Around 3,200 were built, a figure that… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Malthouse House The Malthouse house was manufactured by W Malthouse Ltd and designed by the Sheffield City Architect. The houses were built mainly in the 1940s and 1950s, when demand for housing… 6 min read → Timber framed The Maple Leaf House The Maple Leaf house is a timber-framed house built in 1966 by Maple Leaf Homes Ltd, during a period of architectural experimentation in the mid-twentieth century. Only eight were… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Marley House The Marley house is a system-built bungalow constructed between 1964 and 1973, a period of significant demand for housing in the UK and of system-built types designed to be… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Maxim House The Maxim House is a post-war system-built property manufactured by A A Stuart & Sons (Glasgow) Ltd between 1949 and 1954. Approximately 700 units were constructed, predominantly… 4 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The McAlpine House The McAlpine house was built in 1945 by Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons, and only two were ever built. It is also known as the Westminster. The houses are two-storey and semi-detached. 5 min read → Timber framed The McDonald House The McDonald house is a timber-framed, system-built house of the late 1920s, designed and manufactured by J McDonald (Contractors) Ltd. Approximately 1,000 were built between 1926… 5 min read → Precast concrete The MeTraCon House The MeTraCon house is a system-built house combining precast concrete and timber frame panels, designed and manufactured by Selleck, Nicholls & Williams Ltd over a fifteen-year… 5 min read → Timber framed The MeTraTim House The MeTraTim house is a system-built timber-framed house from the mid-1960s, a period of rapid urban development and new construction techniques. The houses were manufactured by… 6 min read → Timber framed The Meyer House The Meyer house is a system-built timber-framed house constructed between 1969 and 1979. It was manufactured by Montague L Meyer Ltd and designed by the Montague L Meyer Technical… 4 min read → Precast concrete The MFC House The MFC house, also known as MFC Housing, is a precast concrete (PC) panel house from the 1960s. It was manufactured by F C Precast Concrete Ltd and W Moss & Sons Ltd, and… 6 min read → Timber framed The MHC House The MHC house was produced by the Midlands Housing Consortium between 1965 and 1975, as part of a wider initiative to address the post-war housing shortage. The design is credited… 6 min read → Timber framed The Miller House The Miller house is a timber-framed, system-built house manufactured by Miller Construction (Northern) Ltd to a design by G Taylor, and built from 1965 into the 1970s… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Miller No-Fines House The Miller No-Fines house is a post-war form of non-traditional housing developed around 1950 in response to the acute housing shortage following the Second World War. Designed by… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Miller Temporary Bungalow The Miller Temporary Bungalow, also known as the Miller No-Fines or simply No-Fines, is a distinctive form of non-traditional housing manufactured by J Miller & Partners Ltd… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Minniel House The Minniel house, also known as the Love house, is a system-built precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house from the 1920s. It was manufactured by W W Love & Sons, a company known… 5 min read → Metal framed The Minox House The Minox house, a distinctive property type in the UK, has a rich history and unique construction characteristics that make it a subject of interest for home buyers and investors… 7 min read → Precast concrete The MOD Special House The MOD Special house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) semi-detached bungalow designed by the Ministry of Defence and built in the 1940s. Only 43 were built. They were part… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Modus House The Modus house is a precast concrete, system-built house from the late 1960s. It was manufactured by The Amey Chivers Housing Co. Ltd and designed by Alex Robertson, Peter… 6 min read → Timber framed The Moelven Brug House The Moelven Brug house is a system-built timber-framed house manufactured by Barratt Developments between 1965 and 1975. It is also known as the Barratt, the Norwegian Timber… 5 min read → Metal framed The MOHLG 5M House The MOHLG 5M house, also known as the CLASP 5M, is a system-built property type developed during the 1960s by the Ministry of Housing & Local Government Development Group… 3 min read → Timber framed The MOHLG House The MOHLG house is a timber-framed, system-built house designed by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Development Group, with Patricia Tindale playing a central role in… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Morrell House The Morrell house, also known as the Bradley house, is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house from the 1940s, a period of post-war reconstruction. It was designed by K Morrell… 6 min read → In situ concrete The MOW Demonstration Expanded Clay House The MOW Demonstration Expanded Clay house, also known as the Expanded Clay house, is a rare non-traditional property type in the UK. Designed by the Ministry of Works, these… 4 min read → In situ concrete The MOW Demonstration Foamed Slag House The MOW Demonstration Foamed Slag house stands as a unique relic of post-war British architecture. Designed by the Ministry of Works in the 1940s, this property type is… 4 min read → In situ concrete The MOW Demonstration No-Fines House The MOW Demonstration No-Fines house is a rare non-traditional property type developed in the 1940s by the Ministry of Works (MOW) as part of the post-war housing programme. Only… 4 min read → In situ concrete The Mowlem House The Mowlem house is a distinctive type of system-built property constructed between 1965 and 1981. Designed by Constructional Services Ltd and manufactured by Mowlem (Buildings)… 4 min read → Metal framed The Mucklow Plan House The Mucklow Plan house is a recognised form of non-traditional housing developed in the UK from 1965 onwards. Designed by Mucklow Plan Ltd and constructed by A & J Mucklow Group… 4 min read → Timber framed The Multigrid House The Multigrid house is a timber-framed, system-built house constructed between 1959 and 1967. It was produced by the Weir Housing Corporation Ltd to a design by J Gray, and… 5 min read → Metal framed The Multispan House The Multispan house is a form of system-built housing developed during the 1960s in response to post-war housing demand across the UK. These properties were designed to be… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Myton House The Myton house is a system-built type manufactured by Myton Ltd between the 1940s and 1954. It emerged after the Second World War, when the UK faced a severe housing shortage and… 6 min read →

Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Natcon House The Natcon house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built between 1960 and 1970, a period of rapid housing development in the UK aimed at affordable, quickly assembled… 5 min read → Precast concrete The NCB House The NCB house is a precast concrete panel house built for the National Coal Board between 1968 and the 1970s, as part of a wider effort to address the housing shortage of the… 6 min read → Metal framed The New Georgian House The New Georgian house is a rare post-war residential form developed during the 1940s. It reflects a period of reconstruction in the UK, combining modern structural methods with… 3 min read → Timber framed The Newcastle Corporation House The Newcastle Corporation house, also known as the Norwegian Timber house, is a timber-framed house built in 1927. Only 100 were built. The houses were part of a broader effort at… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Newland House The Newland house, also known as the Tarran-Newland, is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house from the period after the Second World War. It was manufactured by Tarran… 5 min read → Metal framed The Nissen-Petren House The Nissen-Petren house is a rare form of interwar non-traditional housing developed in the mid-1920s. Designed by Petter & Warren and manufactured by Nissen-Petren Houses Ltd… 3 min read → Timber framed The Nokkelhus House The Nokkelhus house is a timber-framed, system-built house of the 1970s, a period of strong demand for affordable housing that could be built quickly and economically. It was… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Northern Ideal Homesteads House The Northern Ideal Homesteads house is a steel-framed, industrialised house built in 1966 by Northern Ideal Homesteads Ltd and the Land & Developments Group. It was built at a… 6 min read → Timber framed The Norwegian Log House The Norwegian Log house, often called the Norlog, was built mainly in the 1960s and manufactured by the Norwegian Log Construction Co. Ltd, the company that brought this style of… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Nuttall Building System House The Nuttall Building System house is a steel-framed system house from the period after the Second World War. It was manufactured by Nuttall Houses (Richmond) Ltd and built between… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Nuttall Mk II House The Nuttall Mk II house is a steel-framed, system-built house constructed in 1964. It was manufactured by Nuttall Houses (Richmond) Ltd and designed by Steane Shipman & Associates… 6 min read →

Precast concrete The Occident House The Occident house, also known as the Wheatley, is an interwar precast concrete panel house built between 1926 and 1927. The houses were manufactured by the British Occident… 5 min read → Metal framed The Open System Building House Open System Building houses, also known as OSB, Poulson, or Dare houses, form a distinct group of non-traditional housing developed between 1967 and 1970. Designed by J G L… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Orlit Type I House The Orlit Type I house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house built mainly in the late 1940s and the 1950s to address the housing shortage that followed the Second World… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Orlit Type II House The Orlit Type II house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) system-built house from the 1940s and 1950s, manufactured by Orlit Ltd. Around 17,000 Orlit houses were built, a… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Orlit-Bellrock House The Orlit-Bellrock house is a post-war precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house from 1949, built when the UK faced a significant housing shortage after the Second World War. It was… 6 min read → In situ concrete The O’Sullivan House The O’Sullivan house, also known as the Miller O’Sullivan or simply O’Sullivans, is a distinctive type of system-built property developed in the UK during the 1940s, with building… 5 min read →

Metal framed The Paragon House The Paragon House, also known as the Weir or Weir Paragon, is a post-war system-built dwelling developed in the mid-1940s by G & J Weir Ltd. Around 100 units were constructed… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Parkinson House The Parkinson house is a precast reinforced concrete, system-built house manufactured by J Parkinson & Sons Ltd, who worked with various designers to meet the housing demands of… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Parkwall House The Parkwall house, also known as the Lindsay Parkinson, Outinard Parkinson, or simply Parkinson house, is a system-built property developed during the 1960s. Manufactured by Sir… 4 min read → Timber framed Peak Homes Peak Homes are a system-built, timber-framed type built between 1967 and 1970. They were manufactured by Industrial Building Services (Northern) Ltd to designs by D Thornhill… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Pemcrete House The Pemcrete house is a system-built type from the post-war period, constructed mainly in the 1950s and 1960s when the UK was grappling with a significant housing shortage. The… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Perma-Erecta House The Perma-Erecta house is a precast reinforced concrete, system-built house from the 1940s. It was manufactured by Perma-Erecta Ltd, a company experienced in prefabricated… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Permabuilt House The Permabuilt house is a precast reinforced concrete, system-built house from 1948, a time of severe housing shortage after the Second World War, when government and the private… 6 min read → In situ concrete The Permacrete House The Permacrete house, also known as Cemacrete and Cemalite, represents a distinctive form of 1940s non-traditional housing developed in response to acute post-war demand… 4 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Perren House The Perren house is a detached bungalow manufactured by J Perren in 1946, as the country emerged from the Second World War with an immense demand for housing and a need for new… 5 min read → Metal framed The Phoenix Temporary Bungalow The Phoenix Temporary Bungalow is a post-war, non-traditional dwelling developed between 1945 and 1948 as part of the UK’s response to acute housing shortages following the Second… 3 min read → Metal framed The Portal Temporary Bungalow The Portal Temporary Bungalow, also referred to as the MOW Emergency or Prefab, is a rare example of post-war non-traditional housing in the UK. Designed in 1944 as a rapid… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Potters Bar Special House The Potters Bar Special house is a precast concrete block house built in the 1920s by Concrete Buildings Ltd, a company that pioneered the use of concrete in residential… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Prestoplan House The Prestoplan house is a system-built timber-framed house of the 1970s, manufactured by Prestoplan Homes Ltd at a time of demand for quick and cost-effective housing… 5 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Procol House The Procol house is a steel-framed, system-built house from the 1960s. It was designed by T Spencer & Partners and manufactured by Harrison Procol Systems Ltd, and it belongs to… 5 min read → Timber framed The Purpose Built Type I House The Purpose Built Type I house is a timber-framed, system-built house built between 1966 and 1979. It was designed by A W Penn and manufactured by Purpose Built Ltd, and… 6 min read → Timber framed The Purpose Built Type II House The Purpose Built Type II house is a timber-framed, system-built house from the early 1970s. It was manufactured by Purpose Built Ltd to a design by A W Penn, and 1,000 were built… 5 min read → Timber framed The Puutalo House The Puutalo house is a system-built, timber-framed house from the 1960s, a period of strong demand for affordable homes that could be built quickly. The houses were manufactured… 5 min read →

Metal framed The Quality House The Quality House is a distinctive post-war system-built property developed in 1945 by G & J Weir Ltd and designed by Cardonald Housing Corp. Ltd. Around 4,000 units were… 3 min read → Timber framed The Quikbild House The Quikbild house is a system-built timber-framed house, built between 1965 and 1980 as part of the broader movement to address housing shortages through new building techniques… 6 min read → In situ concrete The Quikform House The Quikform house, also known as the Bryant Kwikform, Bryant Quikform, or Bryant System A, is a form of post-war system-built housing developed in the UK from 1945 onwards… 3 min read →

Precast concrete Reema Conclad House The Reema Conclad house is a post-war system-built property type constructed between 1967 and the late 1970s as part of wider UK efforts to address housing shortages. Manufactured… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Reema Contrad House The Reema Contrad house is a system-built house from the late 1960s and the 1970s, manufactured by Reema Ltd, a company known for its approach to prefabricated housing. It is also… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Reema Hollow Panel House The Reema Hollow Panel house is a form of post-war non-traditional housing developed in response to acute housing shortages following the Second World War. Manufactured by Reema… 3 min read → Timber framed Reeves Frame Houses The Reeves Frame house is a form of system-built housing constructed in the UK during the mid-20th century. Manufactured by Reeves Timber Engineering Ltd, these properties were… 3 min read → Metal framed The Reith House The Reith House is a rare form of non-traditional housing dating from 1926. These semi-detached bungalows were manufactured by John Cran & Somerville Ltd and represent an early… 3 min read → Metal framed The Resiform House Resiform houses are a rare form of system-built housing developed during the mid-1960s as part of the UK’s post-war drive for rapid residential construction. Only a very limited… 3 min read → Timber framed The Resiform House The Resiform house is a system-built, timber-framed house from the 1960s, a period of rapid urbanisation and pressing need for affordable housing. It was manufactured by William… 6 min read → Metal framed The Riley House The Riley House is a distinctive non-traditional property type developed in the 1940s as part of the post-war response to acute housing shortages. Only around 200 of these houses… 3 min read → Timber framed The RMR House The RMR house is a system-built timber-framed house built between 1969 and 1978 by R M Rowlands Ltd, working with designers to produce a functional house with a considered… 5 min read → Metal framed The Roften House The Roften House is a distinctive system-built property developed during the mid-20th century in response to the UK’s post-war housing shortage. Manufactured by Roften Homes Ltd… 3 min read → Metal framed The Rothschild House The Rothschild House, also known as Shamah Houses, represents a distinctive form of post-war British housing. Constructed between 1946 and 1948, these two-storey semi-detached… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Rotinoff House The Rotinoff house is an aluminium-framed, system-built house from 1945. It was designed by Patrick Abercrombie and R Nickson and manufactured by Rotinoff Construction Ltd. Only… 6 min read → Timber framed The Rowcon Type I House The Rowcon Type I house is a post-war system-built timber-framed house, manufactured by Rowlinson Construction Ltd and built between 1961 and 1970. Around 1,700 were built, mainly… 5 min read → Timber framed The Rowcon Type II House The Rowcon Type II house is a system-built timber-framed house from the second half of the twentieth century, built between 1966 and 1970 as part of the wider drive to tackle… 5 min read → Metal framed The RTB Temporary Bungalow The RTB Temporary Bungalow is a rare example of post-war prefabricated housing developed in the 1940s to address acute housing shortages following the Second World War… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Rubery Owen House The Rubery Owen house is a steel-framed, post-war house built in 1945, part of the wider effort to deal with the housing shortage that followed the Second World War. The houses… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Rumble House The Rumble House is a rare non-traditional property type designed in the early 1950s by architect Hugh Casson and manufactured by Tersons Ltd. Constructed between 1952 and 1953… 4 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Russell-Leighton House The Russell-Leighton house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) system-built house from the 1940s. Russell-Leighton (Contractors) Ltd were both its designers and its… 5 min read →

Precast concrete The SB2 House The SB2 house, also known as the Sawston SB2 or Wales Sindall, is a precast concrete, system-built house from the mid-1960s. It was designed by C Davidson and manufactured by… 6 min read → Timber framed The Scano Type I House The Scano Type I house is a timber-framed house from 1925, designed by the London County Council and manufactured by Scanhouse Ltd. Only four were built. The type is also known as… 5 min read → Timber framed The Scano Type II House The Scano Type II house is a timber-framed house built in 1925, designed by the London County Council and manufactured by Scanhouse Ltd. Only two were built. The type is also… 5 min read → Timber framed The Scano Type III House The Scano Type III house is a timber-framed, system-built house designed by the London County Council and manufactured by Scanhouse Ltd. It was built between 1925 and 1928, when… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Schindler House The Schindler house, also known as the AW Hawksley SGS, is a historically significant post-war system-built property type in the UK. Built between 1949 and 1954, these homes were… 8 min read → Timber framed The Scotlog House The Scotlog house is a solid timber house built in 1967 by Timber Systems Ltd, a company known for its approach to timber construction, at a time of growing interest in… 5 min read → Timber framed The Scottwood House The Scottwood House is a non-traditional property type built between 1948 and 1953 as part of the post-war housing programme. Approximately 1,500 units were constructed, primarily… 4 min read → Metal framed The Seco Temporary Bungalow The Seco house stands as a post-war system-built house type in the UK. Designed by R G Booth and manufactured by Selection Engineering Co. Ltd, these homes were constructed in… 6 min read → Timber framed The Seco Temporary Bungalow The Seco Temporary Bungalow is one of the best-known post-war prefabs. Around 29,000 were built across the UK between 1943 and 1946, manufactured and designed by Uni-Seco… 5 min read → Timber framed The Segal House The Segal house is a timber-framed house built between 1962 and 1975, designed by Walter Segal and constructed by C J O'Shea Construction Ltd. Segal, a Swiss architect, set out an… 5 min read → Timber framed The Sherwood House The Sherwood house is a system-built timber-framed house from the late 1960s, designed by Mason and Richards and Partners and manufactured by Tarmac Building Ltd. The houses were… 5 min read → Timber framed The Silksworth House The Silksworth house is a system-built, timber-framed house designed by the National Building Agency and built between 1968 and 1970 as part of a wider effort to address the… 5 min read → Timber framed The Simms C-DA House The Simms C-DA house is a post-war system-built timber-framed house, constructed mainly during the 1950s and 1960s by W J Simms Sons & Cooke Ltd at a time of significant demand… 5 min read → Timber framed The Simms Sons & Cooke SWPA House The Simms Sons & Cooke SWPA house is a timber-framed, system-built house from the 1960s, also known as the West Pennine or simply the Simms. Approximately 1,500 were built… 5 min read → Timber framed The Simms Sons and Cooke House The Simms Sons and Cooke house is a system-built, timber-framed house manufactured by W J Simms Sons and Cooke Ltd in the 1950s and 1960s, a period of strong demand for affordable… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Simplified Brickwork House The Simplified Brickwork house, also known as the Davis house, was built in the UK between 1934 and the 1950s, a period shaped by the aftermath of the Great Depression and the… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Siporex 6M House The Siporex 6M house is a system-built type from the 1960s, manufactured by R Costain (Construction) Ltd and also known as the Costain or Siporex house. It belongs to the wider… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Skarne House The Skarne house is a precast concrete, system-built house from the 1960s, built to address the UK's housing shortage with efficiency and low cost in mind. It was designed by… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Smith House The Smith house is a precast reinforced concrete house built between 1945 and 1955. It was manufactured by Smith's Building Systems, and approximately 4,500 were built. The type… 5 min read → Precast concrete The SNW House The SNW house takes its name from Selleck Nicholls & Williams, who both designed and manufactured it. It is a precast concrete (PC) panel house built in the 1960s, a period of… 6 min read → Timber framed The Solid Cedar House The Solid Cedar house is a non-traditional system-built property developed in the late 1930s. Designed by R G Tarran and manufactured by Solid Cedar Homes Ltd, these houses were… 3 min read → In situ concrete The Solvyt House The Solvyt house is a rare early non-traditional house type dating from 1927. Only 44 units were constructed, predominantly as two-storey semi-detached and terraced houses. These… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Spacemaker House The Spacemaker house is a system-built precast reinforced concrete house built in the UK between 1959 and 1970. It was both designed and manufactured by the Shepherd Building… 6 min read → Metal framed The Span Type K House The Span Type K house was designed by the architect Eric Lyons and built by Span Developments Ltd between 1967 and 1969. A total of 341 were built. Lyons and Span set out to… 6 min read → Timber framed The Spooner House The Spooner house is a post-war timber-framed house, manufactured by J L Spooner (Hull) Ltd and designed by R Binnington. Approximately 4,800 were built between 1948 and 1955… 5 min read → Timber framed The Spooner Temporary Bungalow The Spooner Temporary Bungalow, also known as the Spooner Mk III or simply a prefab, is a timber-framed, steel-clad bungalow manufactured by Spooner Ltd in the 1940s. It was one… 5 min read → Timber framed The SSHA House SSHA houses, also known as SSHA Canadian Commissioner's Houses or SSHA Canadian Timber houses, were built between 1937 and 1941 as part of a government initiative to tackle… 6 min read → In situ concrete The SSHA Wartime Cellular Concrete House The SSHA Wartime Cellular Concrete house, also known as the SSHA No-Fines house, forms part of Britain’s wartime housing response, dating from 1940. These properties were… 4 min read → Metal framed The Steane House The Steane house is a distinctive post-war non-traditional property type, recognised for its use of precast reinforced concrete components and steel framing. These houses were… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Stent House The Stent house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) system-built house from the years immediately after the Second World War. Around 1,250 were built between 1946 and 1955… 6 min read → Metal framed The Stewart & Lloyd House The Stewart & Lloyd house is a steel-framed house manufactured in 1945, when the end of the Second World War left the UK with a pressing need for housing that could be built… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Stewart & Partners Type I House The Stewart & Partners Type I house is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) house from the 1920s, designed and manufactured by Stewart & Partners Ltd. It was built at a time of… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Stewart & Partners Type II House The Stewart & Partners Type II house dates from the 1940s, the period immediately after the Second World War when extensive war damage created a pressing need for rapid housing… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Stonecrete House Stonecrete houses were built from 1934 onwards, at a time when the UK was exploring new construction methods to address housing shortages. They were manufactured by the British… 6 min read → Metal framed The Stuart House The Stuart House is a form of post-war non-traditional housing developed between 1946 and 1950 by Stuart & Sons (Housing) Ltd. Around 2,500 properties were constructed, primarily… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Stubbings Industrialised House The Stubbings Industrialised house is a precast concrete, system-built house from the 1960s, part of the wider move towards system building to meet the housing shortage. It was… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Sunskeeme House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding different non-traditional construction types is important. The Sunskeeme house, also known as the Sunley System… 3 min read → Timber framed The Swedish Sectional Timber House The Swedish Sectional Timber (SST) house, also known as the Swedish Timber house, is a non-traditional property type constructed in the UK between 1937 and 1947. These homes were… 3 min read → Timber framed The Swedish Timber House The Swedish Timber House, often referred to as “Swedish Homes”, represents a distinctive form of post-war housing constructed in the UK between 1945 and 1951. Approximately 4,500… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Swift House The Swift house is a system-built, timber-framed house manufactured between 1965 and 1970 by Swift Homes Ltd and Netherton Building and Construction Co. Ltd. It dates from a… 5 min read → Timber framed The Swiftplan Multiflex H12 House The Swiftplan Multiflex H12 is a timber-framed system house from the mid-1960s, a period of new construction techniques and a pressing need for affordable housing. The houses were… 5 min read → Metal framed The Symplex House The Symplex house is a form of system-built, non-traditional housing developed in the mid-1960s as part of wider efforts to address housing demand using industrialised… 3 min read →

Precast concrete The Tarran Temporary Bungalow The Tarran Temporary Bungalow, often referred to as a “Prefab” or “Tarran Mark IV,” is a form of non-traditional housing developed in the immediate post-war period. These… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Taylor Woodrow-Anglian House The Taylor Woodrow-Anglian house, also known as the Anglian, the GLC Anglian House or TWA, is a precast concrete system-built house from the 1960s and 1970s, a period of heavy… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Tee Beam House The Tee Beam house is a system-built concrete house from the period after the Second World War, built between 1947 and 1955. The UK faced a serious housing shortage, and the… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Tenaplas House The Tenaplas house is a rare form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1940s. Manufactured by Tenaplas Ltd and also known as the Edron Trust house, these properties… 3 min read → Timber framed The Terrapin House The Terrapin house dates from the 1960s, a period of innovation and experiment in the construction industry. It was manufactured by Terrapin Ltd as part of the wider move towards… 4 min read → Metal framed The Thames House The Thames House is a distinctive form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1940s in response to post-war housing demand. Designed by Joseph Emberton and manufactured… 3 min read → Metal framed The Thorncliffe House The Thorncliffe House is a rare non-traditional property type constructed in the late 1920s. Built between 1927 and 1928 by Newton Chambers & Co. Ltd, only around 600 examples… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Thornwall House The Thornwall house is a system-built precast reinforced concrete house from the 1960s, a period of significant demand for new housing. It was produced by Thornwall Construction… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Token House The Token house is a system-built house from 1968, manufactured by Token Construction Co. Ltd and designed by Arthur Swift & Partners. It was built as bungalows and as two- and… 5 min read → Timber framed The TRADA Type I House The TRADA Type I house is a timber-framed house designed by the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA), an organisation known for its expertise in timber… 5 min read → Timber framed The TRADA Type II House The TRADA Type II house is a system-built timber-framed house designed by the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) and built between 1970 and 1975. Approximately… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Truscon RD27 House The Truscon RD27 house is a late-1960s system-built house combining a timber frame with precast reinforced concrete (PRC) panels. It was manufactured by Truscon Ltd and designed… 5 min read → Metal framed The Trusteel 3M House The Trusteel 3M house is a form of post-war non-traditional housing developed during the 1960s to meet urgent demand for new homes. Manufactured by Trusteel Corporation… 3 min read → Metal framed The Trusteel MK II House The Trusteel MK II house is a form of post-war non-traditional construction developed between 1946 and 1966. Manufactured by Trusteel Corporation (Universal) Ltd and designed by C… 3 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The Trybo House The Trybo house is a timber-framed detached bungalow from the 1960s, manufactured by the Norwegian Log Construction Co. Ltd, a company with expertise in timber construction. Only… 4 min read → Metal framed The Turner & Newall House Turner & Newall Ltd played a significant role in mid-20th century British construction, with a particular focus on industrialised building systems. In 1966, the company introduced… 3 min read →

Precast concrete The Ulster Cottage House The Ulster Cottage house, also known as the Orlit, is a precast reinforced concrete house built in the 1940s and 1950s, mainly to address the housing shortage that followed the… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Underdown House The Underdown house was built between 1926 and 1927, manufactured by F Underdown Ltd and designed by D C Underdown. It belongs to a period when system-built houses were gaining… 6 min read → Timber framed The Unicorn House The Unicorn house is a timber-framed, system-built house from 1954, designed by A E Hadley and manufactured by Cruden Houses Ltd. Only 15 were built. The type is also known as the… 5 min read → Precast concrete Uniment Houses Uniment houses are a relatively rare form of system-built property constructed primarily in the 1940s to a design by Uniment (France) Ltd. Only about 40 were built, and they are… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Unit No-Fines House The Unit No-Fines house is a form of system-built, non-traditional housing developed in the UK between 1927 and the 1950s. Its introduction coincided with periods of acute housing… 3 min read → Timber framed Unit System 67 Houses The Unit System 67 house is a form of non-traditional housing developed during the post-war building programme. Manufactured by Unit Construction Co. Ltd, these properties were… 4 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Precast concrete The Unit-Built House The Unit-Built house, also known as the Unit Construction house, is a concrete system-built house from the 1940s, a period of severe housing shortage after the Second World War… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Unitroy House The Unitroy house is a precast concrete house of the 1950s, built when demand for affordable, quickly built housing was still high after the war. It was designed by M Flatman and… 6 min read → Flettons Photograph to follow Metal framed The Unitroy Prototype Bungalow This guide covers the steel-framed Unitroy prototype of 1946. It is a different construction from the later precast concrete Unitroy house of the 1950s, and the two should not be… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Unity Type I House The Unity Type I house is a form of post-war, non-traditional housing developed during the 1950s to address acute housing shortages following the Second World War. Manufactured by… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Unity Type II House The Unity Type II house is a form of post-war non-traditional housing developed during the 1950s to meet urgent national housing demand. These properties were produced as part of… 3 min read → In situ concrete The Universal House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding the construction and risks associated with non-traditional house types is essential. The Universal house is one such… 4 min read → Metal framed The Universal Temporary Bungalow The Universal Temporary Bungalow, often referred to as a “Prefab” or “Universal Mk III”, is a form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1940s. These properties were… 3 min read → Metal framed The Universal Type I House The Universal Type I House is a rare form of post-war prefabricated housing developed in 1945 in response to acute housing shortages following the Second World War. Manufactured… 4 min read → Metal framed The Universal Type II House The Universal Type II house is a steel-framed, system-built house developed in the 1940s in response to the urgent housing need that followed the Second World War. It was built as… 4 min read → Timber framed The USA Temporary Bungalow House The USA Temporary Bungalow House, often referred to as a “prefab”, is a form of non-traditional housing developed during the 1940s. These properties were produced as a response to… 3 min read →

In situ concrete The Vine & Vine House The Vine & Vine house is a distinctive form of non-traditional housing designed by the architectural practice Vine & Vine and manufactured by Mattock & Parsons. Construction dates… 4 min read →

In situ concrete The Wakefield Special House The Wakefield Special house is a form of early system-built housing developed during the 1920s in response to post-World War I housing shortages. These properties were intended to… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Waller House The Waller house is a precast reinforced concrete house from the 1920s. It was designed by J H de W Waller and manufactured by Waller Housing Corporation Ltd and Hill Richards &… 5 min read → In situ concrete The War Office No-Fines House The War Office No-Fines house is a rare and historically significant form of post-war housing developed in 1953. These properties were produced as part of a collaboration between… 3 min read → Timber framed The Wates House The Wates house is a form of system-built housing developed in the UK between 1969 and 1976 as part of a wider programme to address housing shortages. Approximately 5,000 units… 3 min read → Precast concrete The Wates House The Wates house, also known as the PH6, is a precast reinforced concrete (PRC) panel house manufactured by Wates Ltd and built between 1947 and 1956. It belongs to the period of… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Webb House The Webb house is a precast reinforced concrete house built in 1947, at a time of significant housing shortage in the UK when the government was looking for rapid and… 6 min read → In situ concrete The Weir No-Fines House The Weir No-Fines house is a relatively rare post-war non-traditional property type, developed between 1949 and the 1950s in response to acute housing shortages. The system was… 3 min read → Timber framed The Weir Postwar House The Weir Postwar house is a timber-framed, system-built house put up between 1952 and 1956 in response to the housing shortage that followed the Second World War. It was… 6 min read → Timber framed The Weir Prewar House The Weir Prewar house is a steel-clad, timber-framed system house built between 1925 and 1927 by G & J Weir Ltd, a firm that pioneered system-built housing. The approach set out… 6 min read → Timber framed The Wellbuilt House The Wellbuilt house is a timber-framed, system-built house constructed from 1967 into the 1970s. It was manufactured by Alfred Halliwell & Son (Chester) Ltd and F J Halliwell Ltd… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Wessex House The Wessex house is a prefabricated reinforced concrete (PRC) system-built house from the post-war period. The houses were built mainly between the 1940s and 1960s, when the… 6 min read → Precast concrete The West's 5M House The West's 5M house is a precast concrete bungalow from the 1960s. It was manufactured by West's Piling & Construction Co. Ltd and designed by G H Wilkinson, with the aim of… 5 min read → In situ concrete The Whatling House When considering a property purchase in the UK, understanding the history, construction, and inherent risks of the building type is essential. The Whatling house is a… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Wil-Mac House The Wil-Mac house is a precast concrete, system-built house from the 1960s, a decade that saw a strong push towards prefabricated housing in the UK and wide use of precast… 5 min read → Precast concrete The Wilvan House The Wilvan house is a highly unusual and rare form of mid-20th-century non-traditional housing. Designed during the 1940s, only two semi-detached, two-storey examples were… 3 min read → In situ concrete The Wimpey No-Fines House The Wimpey No-Fines house is a form of post-war non-traditional housing developed in response to acute housing shortages following the Second World War. Constructed by George… 4 min read → Precast concrete The Winget House The Winget house is a system-built house constructed between 1928 and 1931, part of the interwar effort to tackle housing shortages through new construction techniques. It was… 6 min read → Precast concrete The Woolaways Bungalow The Woolaways Bungalow, also known as the Westholm, is a form of system-built housing developed in the UK following the Second World War. Construction commenced in 1953 and… 3 min read →

Precast concrete The XW House The XW house is a precast concrete, system-built house from the 1960s onward. It was both designed and manufactured by Selleck Nicholls & Williams Ltd to meet the growing demand… 5 min read →

Flettons Photograph to follow Timber framed The YDG House The YDG house is a system-built, timber-framed house designed by the Yorkshire Development Group and manufactured by Yorkshire Houses Ltd between 1966 and 1970. It dates from a… 5 min read → Timber framed Yorkshire Timber Frame Houses The Yorkshire Timber Frame house is a form of non-traditional construction that emerged prominently during the 1960s. These properties are found across Yorkshire and other parts… 3 min read → Timber framed The Young Elizabethan House The Young Elizabethan house is a volumetric timber-framed detached bungalow built between 1968 and 1970. It was manufactured by Nene Valley Homes Ltd and Kingsberry Homes Ltd, at… 5 min read → Timber framed The Youngman House The Youngman house is a distinctive non-traditional property type developed in the UK during the 1960s. Designed by J Malone & Associates and manufactured by W C Youngman Ltd… 3 min read → Timber framed Yuill Houses The Yuill house is a system-built property developed during the early 1970s in response to housing demand across the UK. Constructed between 1970 and 1972, the design was… 3 min read →