“There is still
much work to be accomplished before the complete solution of the housing
problem will be in sight. The shortage in numbers is far from being made good;
and only when that has been done can an effective beginning be made of the
great task of replacing with good dwellings the hundreds of thousands of old
ones which have ceased through age, decay, or other reason to be fit for
habitation by human families if they are to live a decent life.”
The slightly archaic language aside, that statement could
apply to many UK cities in the recent past.
But it’s actually from the introduction to an account from nearly one
hundred years ago of the Progress of the Housing Schemes in Nottingham by the
City’s municipal architect. Read more of Councillor Alex Ball’s fascinating
account of Nottingham’s impressive early council housing efforts on the
Municipal Dreams blog.
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