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Patron: Sir Tommy Steele O.B.E.
Keeping History Alive in London's Secret Riverside Villages
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Wed, Jun 26
|Norwegian Church
Ideals and Realities: A History of Council Housing
A talk given by John Boughton, social historian and author of 'Municipal Dreams'.
Time & Location
Jun 26, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Norwegian Church , 12 Albion St, London SE16 7LN, UK
About the event
The social historian and author of Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing will take us on a journey from garden city to inner city, low-rise to high-rise, and Vienna to Bermondsey, exploring the ideals behind social housing and the constraints facing it.
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