After World War 1, a large programme of local authority house building took place with over 2 million homes being built up until the Second World War. This process was started originally to house the “working classes”, however during the 1930s, the local authority house building was mainly intended for re-housing people whose houses had been demolished in the “slum clearances“.

These slums were mainly the tenement blocks and very poor quality housing built in the previous century. Much of the council housing was constructed on council estates that were purposely located where they would have a minimal effect on existing homeowners' property value, in other words, away from existing higher quality houses.

Examine the film footage, which dates approximately to the early 1960s. Make detailed notes on the housing and environmental conditions.

As a planner, outline the areas you would wish to address in order to plan for more