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Working-class housing in England between the wars : the Becontree Estate /

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This book presents an important episode in 20th century English history: the largest public housing scheme ever undertaken in England. Built between 1921 and 1934, the London County Council's Becontree Estate housing over 110,000 people in 25,000 dwellings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olechnowicz, Andrzej
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1997.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Public housing > England > Essex > Case studies.
Public Housing > history
Logement social > Angleterre > Essex > Études de cas.
Public housing.
England > Essex.
Business & Economics.
Real Estate, Housing & Land Use.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The London County Council and the Housing Problem
  • 2. Incomes and Expenditures
  • 3. Local Services and Jobs
  • 4. Civic Pride and Local Politics
  • 5. The Ideology of the New Estates Community Committee
  • 6. The Use of Leisure.