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Description: | Many parts of London were destroyed during the Blitz, but Hampstead was not too badly damaged. The Council needed to help rehouse many people though, so decided to tear down some buildings to make space. This was very controversial, with local historical preservation societies predicting that the area would become dominated by large ugly housing blocks. In fact, the old buildings were bomb damaged and abandoned, and the new flats were designed in brick to fit their surroundings. An unspoken part of the controversy was that wealthy inhabitants were worried about having working-class neighbours. Here the local newspaper, sympathetic to the preservation efforts, shows a stark vision of the new flats. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Hampstead Museum | Rights holder: | Hampstead and Highgate Express | Subjects: | Public services | Temporal: | 1946 | Source: | Burgh House and Hampstead Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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