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Discussion in 'Post War 1945-1955' started by GRW, May 9, 2012.

  1. GRW

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    "A block of houses built to re-home people after World War II is to be saved from demolition by moving to a new home at a museum.
    Airey houses were prefabricated homes constructed in great numbers at the end of the war as a temporary replacement for homes destroyed by bombs.
    Designed by Sir Edwin Airey, they were intended as a temporary measure, but many still remain in use.
    Now, a block of four Airey houses in Kibblesworth is being resurrected at the Beamish Museum in County Durham instead of being destroyed."
    BBC News - Gateshead WWII houses resurrected at Beamish Museum
     

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