The rise and fall of the prefab council estates that used to be in Heaton Park and at Hough End
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukMany Mancunians will have familiar memories of passing the rows of prefabs surrounding Heaton Park. Built in the wake of the Second World War, prefabricated housing was a common aspect of British life during the mid-20th century, the result of the British government's desire to combat a post-war housing crisis.
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