Municipal Dreams
municipaldreams.bsky.social
Municipal Dreams
@municipaldreams.bsky.social
Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' (RIBA Books) and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (Verso). I blog at https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/.
3/ Here's the church shown in its very rural setting.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
2/ For the avoidance of doubt, this armrest carving represents an elderly woman about to spank a miscreant youth.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Thanks, I've not read that. (The photo and details are from @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social in Stowmarket which has an interesting exhibition on his life and work.)
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's very similar, isn't it?
December 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I think that's all very fair (and Peter Apps would probably agree with you). I guess I'm just grateful to see a little progress but I would still prefer to see greater direct public investment and councils fully enable to build.
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm sure you've done an internet search - it's an interesting estate that is well covered online.
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Doh, yes.
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM