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Post by Cartman on Nov 14, 2019 17:57:42 GMT
Like many episodes of The Sweeney, Ringer shows just how much corrugated iron there was round London in the 70s, presumably blocking off waste ground which was a result of the Blitz bombing of WW2
I vividly remember seeing it all over North London when I was growing up, especially round Finsbury Park and Archway.
What I can't remember is when it disappeared. Presumably the process was happening throughout the 1980s. But why? Was it increased confidence in building around the time the economy started to boom 80s. Was it linked to other redevelopments like Docklands? Corrugated iron was used as a building material at one time mostly for fairly small, prefabricated buildings. Quite a few churches were built out of it, they were called tin tabernacles.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Nov 18, 2019 9:01:50 GMT
Like many episodes of The Sweeney, Ringer shows just how much corrugated iron there was round London in the 70s, presumably blocking off waste ground which was a result of the Blitz bombing of WW2
I vividly remember seeing it all over North London when I was growing up, especially round Finsbury Park and Archway.
What I can't remember is when it disappeared. Presumably the process was happening throughout the 1980s. But why? Was it increased confidence in building around the time the economy started to boom 80s. Was it linked to other redevelopments like Docklands? Corrugated iron was used as a building material at one time mostly for fairly small, prefabricated buildings. Quite a few churches were built out of it, they were called tin tabernacles. Thanks Cartman
I don't remember ever seeing any buildings made out of the stuff except perhaps as a shed or as part of a bomb shelter however, intrigued by your post, my research found these wonderful images
The stuff was everywhere in London though and seemed to be the go-to material for fencing off bomb sites, derelict land and building sites.
Apparently, and despite the name, it's usually made of steel.
I love looking out for it on the Sweeney
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jan 2, 2022 13:29:28 GMT
TV Times article from 1975 featuring Morris Perry
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