January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Lochend Corolite Houses; a one-off experiment in Dutch construction techniques for Edinburgh

January 17, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the Lochend Steel Houses; Edinburgh’s first prefabricated houses, why some people didn’t want them and why others didn’t want to build them

January 10, 2023January 23, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about the street with the “ridiculous” name that became an inter-war demonstration scheme for innovative, “non-standard” housing

December 23, 2022January 10, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about Sighthill Neuk; what makes this quiet and leafy, post-war, suburban street so very special and totally unique?

December 21, 2022January 10, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about AIROHs, ARCONs, Tarrans and Uni-SECOs; temporary, post-war, prefabricated housing in Edinburgh and where it was built

December 20, 2022January 10, 2023 threadinburgh

The thread about Blackburns, BISFs, Orlits and Whitson-Fairhursts. A guide to pre-fabricated, permanent, post-war housing in Edinburgh, how to recognise it and where to see it