Homes Fit For Heroes: The Politics and Architecture of Early State Housing in Britain

by Mark Swenarton

Homes fit for Heroes looks at the pledge made 100 years ago by the Lloyd George government to build half a million 'homes fit for heroes' - the pledge which made council housing a major part of the housing system in the UK. Originally published in 1981, the book is the only full-scale study of the provision and design of state housing in the period following the 1918 Armistice and remains the standard work on the subject. It looks at the municipal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138360279
• ISBN13: 9781138360273
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"