Non- Standard Construction

whatsthenews

Steppy1234 wrote: »

I've got a construction date of 1920, hoping it's standard and rendered then.

Thanks for everyone's help

1920? Didn't think councils started building houses until after WW2? If it is 1920 I doubt very much that it's non-standard construction. Certainly looks like standard brick and render.

davidmcn

whatsthenews wrote: »

1920? Didn't think councils started building houses until after WW2? If it is 1920 I doubt very much that it's non-standard construction. Certainly looks like standard brick and render.

Undoubtedly a boom post-WW2, but there was plenty built pre-war too. If you look it up at old-maps.co.uk, the street appears some time between the 1907 and 1930 OS maps.

stator

whatsthenews wrote: »

1920? Didn't think councils started building houses until after WW2? If it is 1920 I doubt very much that it's non-standard construction. Certainly looks like standard brick and render.

In the period after WWI they needed new housing and had materials shortages as well as after WWII. The 1920s versions of Laing Easiform (poured concrete) weren't great and a lot have been demolished. The post WWII versions are a lot more sound.

https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/early-council-housing-in-exeter/

Even without any dirty dealing, shortages compelled Exeter (like many other authorities) to investigate alternative, non-traditional, means of construction and a contract was agreed with Laings in 1926 for the building of 154 Easiform concrete homes on the Buddle Lane Estate. Despite long-running problems with their steel reinforcements, these homes survived many decades. One hundred were rebuilt in the 1990s; currently there are plans to demolish and rebuild the remaining 20. (6)