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Public housing became needed to provide "homes fit for heroes" in 1919, [5] [6] then to enable slum clearance.Standards were set to ensure high-quality homes. Aneurin Bevan, a Labour politician, passionately believed that council houses should be provided for all, while the Conservative politician Harold Macmillan saw council housing "as a stepping stone to home ownership". [7]
A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 to 1980s, as a result of the Housing Act 1919. Though more council ...
Apartments in variations of the neighbourhood's common design style, with Calder Crescent / Calder Grove in the foreground, seen from the Union Canal towpath. The Calders is a residential neighbourhood in Edinburgh, Scotland – not to be confused with the Calders of West Lothian aka West Calder, Mid Calder and East Calder, three separate villages.
A trip to the Scottish capital doesn’t have to be expensive, especially when there are these budget-friendly hotels to enjoy during your stay
The Edinburgh urban area comprises the adjoined localities: Edinburgh, Musselburgh, and Wallyford. This page lists residential areas of Edinburgh situated in the Edinburgh urban area. The urban area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is located in the City of Edinburgh council area and in East Lothian.
The City of Edinburgh council area had an estimated population of 514,990 in 2022, [2] and includes outlying towns and villages which are not part of Edinburgh proper. The city is in the Lothian region and was historically part of the shire of Midlothian (also called Edinburghshire).
Pilton is a residential area of northern Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] It is to the north of Ferry Road , immediately east of Muirhouse , and to the west and south of Granton (the Boswall, Royston Mains and Wardieburn neighbourhoods).
The stone building at Knap of Howar, Orkney, one of the oldest surviving houses in north-west Europe. The oldest house for which there is evidence in Scotland is the oval structure of wooden posts found at South Queensferry near the Firth of Forth, dating from the Mesolithic period, about 8240 BCE. [1]