Delivery men unloading a van outside a block of Jespersen flats on an estate in Southwark, Greater London Authority
In 1963 John Laing plc bought the rights to a Danish building system for flats known as ‘Jespersen’ or 'Jesperson'. The flats were built using prefabricated or ready-made parts and precast concrete panels. This saved time and money in a decade when house building reached a post-Second World War peak. Many tower blocks were built during the 1960s and early 1970s, as demand for homes increased. Home ownership grew in the 1960s, and by the end of the decade there were as many homeowners as their were renters in Britain. These men are delivering a free-standing cupboard to a flat in a block – as disposable incomes grew, people could afford new furnishings for their homes.
Location
Greater London SouthwarkPeriod
1970s (1970 - 1979)Themes
