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council house
(redirected from Homes fit for heroes)

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council house n (Brit) → casa popolare

council house دار المجلس التشريعى dům patřící místní správě socialt boligbyggeri Sozialwohnung κατοικία που έχει παραχωρηθεί από το δήμο alcaldía, casa de protección oficial kaupungin/kunnan asuintalo HLM kuća u društvenom vlasništvu casa popolare 公営住宅 공영 주택 gemeentewoning kommunal bolig budynek komunalny habitação social, moradia pública муниципальный жилой дом kommunal bostad บ้านของเทศบาล belediyelerin yoksullara sunduğu konut nhà ở do chính quyền địa phương cấp 地方政府福利住宅


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The construction of Homes Fit For Heroes in the 1950s provided a sharp contrast in quality to the old back-to-backs.
Researcher Judith Green of Northumbria University, who is helping to pull together the project, said: "Pendower is one of Newcastle's earliest council estates, built in the years immediately following the First World War as part of the movement to provide homes fit for heroes to live in.
Most council housing was built for men who risked everything for their country - the Homes Fit For Heroes campaign of 1919, and the tower blocks of the 50s and 60s.
 
 
 
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