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The Portal prefabricated house: the rear elevation

RIBA Ref No RIBA38747
Architect/DesignerGreat Britain. Ministry of Works
Yorke, Francis Reginald Stevens (1906-1962)
Artist/PhotographerDell & Wainwright
CountryUK: England
Subject Date1945
Image Date1945
ViewExterior
StyleModern Movement
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAPT Box 101 Prefabrication (DWN8619)
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectHousing ; Prefabrication ; Metal windows ; Bungalows
NOTES: F.R.S. Yorke was the consulting architect for this factory-made steel-clad house commissioned by the Ministry of Works. The house derived its name from Baron Portal, of Laverstoke in the County of Southampton (later Viscount Portal), who served as Minister of Works during World War II.
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