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A path leads past a hedge and tall trees toward a row of tiled-roof houses with brick chimneys in the village of Barrington.

Council Houses, Barrington

Council Houses, Barrington

History of Council Houses

Built 1921. Low paid agricultural workers were given reduced council rents to encourage them to stay on the land.

A rural road curves past light-colored cottages and an open field with grazing cattle, under tall utility poles in Barrington.

Council Houses, Barrington

Building dates

  • Built 1921

Sources

  • Postcard

Projects

  • Barrington

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