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Airey Houses under construction, Chingford, Waltham Forest, Greater London

Ministry of Works1946

Historic England

Historic England
London, United Kingdom

The Airey system of house construction was designed by the builder Sir Edwin Airey. An aspect of the system was that the precast concrete blocks used in construction were small enough to be handled by one or two workmen. Around 26,000 Airey homes were built in the period up to 1955.

Historic England Archive P.H00005/004

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  • Title: Airey Houses under construction, Chingford, Waltham Forest, Greater London
  • Creator: Ministry of Works
  • Date created: 1946
  • Rights: Copyright Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive
  • Medium: Photographic film negative
Historic England

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