Building Homes for Heroes in Rural Devon in the 1920s

Post WW1 council housing

When: to October
Where:Boniface Centre, Church Lane, Crediton, EX17 2AH
Who:Julia Neville and Judy Moss

 


In 1918 Lloyd George promised to make ‘a land fit for heroes to live in’, and local authorities were charged with building thousands of ‘council houses’. Julia Neville and Judy Moss explore the problems of meeting this challenge in Devon villages

 


Doors open 1900, meeting starts 1930.

Admission £2 for members or £5 for non-members, highlighting what good value CAHMS membership is at £15.

Tea, coffee and biscuits included on admission.

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