In 1947, these prefabricated aluminium houses were quickly built in Kendal Road and the surrounding area. The estate was at the time called the Sheepshank Estate and had a total of 82 houses for young people and ex servicemen as there was a housing shortgate following World War 2..
Date (of image) : 0/11/1947
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Creator : NDM
Location
Road which runs north to south from Sydenham Road to Windermere Road and parallel with Belle Vue Way.
It is of mixed housing, some from around 1900, some the 1930s. Following World War 2 an estate of prefabricated houses originally called the Sheepshank Estate was built in the area.
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