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His Majesty's Stationery Office Demonstration Houses

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.079 Author/Creator: His Majesty's Stationery Office Place Written: London, England Type: Pamphlet Date: 1944 Pagination: 75 p. : Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Demonstration Houses," dated 1944. Printed by His Majesty's Stationery Office. Gives patterns used to build demonstration houses and flats erected in Northolt.

George VI, King of the United Kingdom, 1895-1952
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
England
Housing
Construction
Infrastructure
World War II

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