Museum Make: WW2 gas mask

Follow the instructions on this video to make a gas mask using household items. Watch until the end to find out more about this object.

Rebuilding Britain: Post war Prefabs

Coronation party outside temporary prefabs on Dynes Road, Kemsing, 1953. Courtesy of Ed Thompson, Otford Historical Society.

At the end of the Second World War in 1945, focus shifted from defending to rebuilding Britain. Many homes had been destroyed in bombing raids, and government action was required to deal with this desperate housing shortage. Whilst long term plans were being made, a solution came in the form of prefabricated houses. Prefab houses […]

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