Housing, Gosport, Hampshire
These houses were built in 1949 from concrete that was caste (made) on the building site. This method of building was originally developed by John Laing and Son Ltd in 1919. It was named ‘Easiform’ in 1924 when it was exhibited at the Palace of Housing at the Wembley British Empire Exhibition. The 'Easiform' method of using precast concrete was developed because of the shortages of bricks and bricklayers after the war along with the need for housing. The firm continued to use and improve upon their 'Easiform' methods after the Second World War.
