According to JB Priestley, a proud native of the city, ‘Bradford was considered the most progressive place in the United Kingdom’ before the First World War. (1) He referred to the vibrant cultural life of the town as much as its politics but we’ll concentrate on the latter and, in particular, the struggle to build […]

via Bradford’s Pre-1914 Council Housing: a ‘victory in one of the earliest of conflicts between property and life’ — Municipal Dreams

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