2007-03-07 13:00:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Don't have on London but we had them in Aberdeen Scotland as well and as far as I am aware they were all built to the same specifications. They were basically small bungalows with 2 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and lounge. They were a lot roomier than they looked from outside. Door in the centre of the property, hallway ran straight through from doorway, lounge or righthand side, approx 12ft by 10ft, kitchen to the left, then bathroom, they shared approximately the same size as the lounge, bedrooms at the back of the property approx 10ft by 10ft. They were very cosy and the last of them, in Aberdeen, were not demolished until late 60's early 70's. Many people were upset when they went. Not sure about the heating, I can't remember open fires so they must have had some type of central heating pipes or storage heaters, I would imagine. Sorry I can't be more accurate but I only visited a couple of friends who stayed in them when I was a child.
2007-03-07 13:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by ELIZABETH M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From memory they were built of asbestos/cement sheet with flat roofs. About 30' x 30' with a small garden all round. They had a kitchen with in -built cupboards and hot and cold water taps ( a novelty for the working class in those days).
Also a separate bathroom and an indoor lavatory.
I think heating was by gas fire and gas fired central heating.
Anybody who could get a prefab in the 1940s was envied by those of us living in our bomb damaged slums but they would not be considered desirable these days.
2007-03-07 17:24:22 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-07 13:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋