Ayrshire County Council (Lindsay) PRC House
Designated Defective in England & Wales – Legislation Repealed in Scotland. These houses are frequently Referred to a Lindsay or Whitson Fairhurst Construction, although it…
Category: Precast Concrete Houses
Reema Conclad PRC House – AKA Ribbed, Waffle or Coffered Panel System.
Manufacturer: Reema Construction Co. Ltd. Milford Manor, Salisbury, Wiltshire. The first prototype Reema Conclad house was built in 1964. General production commenced in 1969 to…
The Newland (Tarran-Newland) PRC House
Designated defective in England & Wales The Newland house otherwise known as the Tarran-Newland or Tarran-Clyde in Scotland, was constructed by Tarran Industries Ltd, between…
Carlton Precast Reinforced Concrete House
Manufacturer: Concrete LtdDesigner/ Architect: R Pianca & Carlton ContractorsNumber Built: 350Period Built: 1965-69Construction Type: PRC Identifying Features2-storey terraced houses.Shallow pitch gable roof covered with concrete…
Kencast Precast Concrete House
Kencast Precast Concrete HouseManufacturer: Kencast Buildings Ltd. Period Build 1960’s. Number Built: 1000 Identification Characteristics: Detached and semi-detached bungalows. Medium Pitch gable roof covered with…
The Original Orlit Prototype Precast Reinforced Concrete PRC House
PROTOTYPE Orlit House at Colnbrook Sponsor: Orlit Ltd. Builders of Prototype: Orlit Ltd. Site of Prototype: Colnbrook By-pass, Bucks Sites of Development Groups: Glengall Road…
The Orlit PRC House Construction
Construction Review of the Orlit PRC House Manufacturer: Orlit Ltd Czech Architect: Erwin Katona Number Built: 70,000 The type I & II Orlit PRC Houses…
Defective Housing Law Change Scotland
Legislation repealed in Scotland Furious couple trapped in ‘defective’ house deemed to be worth NOTHING That was the headline of a news article published by…
Tarran Clyde House
The Tarran Clyde House Following completion of a large number of Tarran temporary bungalows, the renamed Tarran-Clyde company produced this semi-detached cottage block. Glasgow built…
Airey Houses -Families Face Demolition
Families Face Demolition of Airey Homes People in the former mining village of Oulton fear the demolition of their historic ‘Airey houses’ will lead to…
Alcrete Precast Concrete House
Alcrete Precast Concrete House Manufacturer: The Structural and Mechanical Development Engineers Ltd Designed By: The Bristol Aeroplane (Housing) Co. Period Built: 1940’s Number Built: n/k…
Addison Precast Reinforced Concrete House
The Non Standard Construction Addison PRC House Designer: H Addison Period built: 1920 Introduction: There is very limited information available regarding this particular type of…