Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd, Blackburn Houses : advert in the Scottish Municipal Annual 1951
The Scottish Municipal Annual was issued 'under the patronage' of various Scottish local government associations and institutions and it was aimed to increase knowledge as to the 'special features, civic and industrial, of the ancient Burghs and Counties of Scotland'. It lists many councils, government agencies and other institutions and carries numerous advertisements for companies associated with municipal 'requirements' such as building materials, professional services, manufacturers and suppliers.
In this, the 1951 edition, an advert for Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd and shows two types of house, the 1951 and 1952 type. I'm fairly certain that this company was the one associated with the Blackburn Aircraft Company's works that was constructed as a pre-war 'shadow' factory and that manufactured aircraft components during the Second World War. After 1945 many such companies cast around to use their new technologies and spare capacities to assist in post-war projects such as housing. Blackburn did construct some aluminium pre-fabs, in immediate post-war years in Dumbarton before branching out into other types of house production. They certainly were building homes across the central belt of Scotland in the 1950s and even some export aluminium structures for Eithiopia in 1958.
Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd, Blackburn Houses : advert in the Scottish Municipal Annual 1951
The Scottish Municipal Annual was issued 'under the patronage' of various Scottish local government associations and institutions and it was aimed to increase knowledge as to the 'special features, civic and industrial, of the ancient Burghs and Counties of Scotland'. It lists many councils, government agencies and other institutions and carries numerous advertisements for companies associated with municipal 'requirements' such as building materials, professional services, manufacturers and suppliers.
In this, the 1951 edition, an advert for Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd and shows two types of house, the 1951 and 1952 type. I'm fairly certain that this company was the one associated with the Blackburn Aircraft Company's works that was constructed as a pre-war 'shadow' factory and that manufactured aircraft components during the Second World War. After 1945 many such companies cast around to use their new technologies and spare capacities to assist in post-war projects such as housing. Blackburn did construct some aluminium pre-fabs, in immediate post-war years in Dumbarton before branching out into other types of house production. They certainly were building homes across the central belt of Scotland in the 1950s and even some export aluminium structures for Eithiopia in 1958.