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Brickwork was plain and basic

What to  look for 

1950s House Style

  • After WW2 homes were needed and were often “mass” produced. The result was “boxes”, high rise flats and new Garden City developments
  • Many had flat roofs
  • Windows were often large picture
  • Primary colours
  • Open plan fitted kitchens
  • Brickwork was plain and basic
  • Walls and ceilings plain and had no embellishments
  • Use of new materials - PVC, Formica, fibreglass, rubber, melamine, aluminium, vinyl, plastics
  • Sometimes living and  dining  spaces were open plan
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Many were “boxes”, high rise flats and new Garden City development
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After WW2, homes were needed and were “mass” produced. Result was “boxes”, high rise flats and new Garden City developments
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Many had flat roofs
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New Garden City design
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  • Home
  • How to date your house
  • House Styles
    • Tudor
    • Elizabethan, Jacobean & Stuart
    • Georgian
    • Regency
    • Victorian
    • Edwardian
    • Arts & Crafts 1880 - 1914
    • Art Deco 1918- 1935
    • 1930s
    • 1950s
  • Model Villages
    • Model Villages list
  • How Old is My Amercian House?
    • Colonial
    • Romantic
    • Victorian Style
    • Colonial Revival
    • Revival
    • Spanish Colonial Revival
    • Arts & Crafts
    • Modernist
    • Architectural Terms