Dignitaries pose in front of the 100,000th temporary house to be erected in Great Britain since the Second World War, Wandsworth, Greater London

This Ministry of Works photograph records the ceremony that marked the erection of the 100,000th temporary house to be built in Great Britain since the Second World War. Taken on a snowy January day in 1947, the prefabricated home was placed under the control of Wandsworth Borough Council.

Historic England Archive P/H00132/001