Thread: Looking at the Ministry of Health's 1949 Housing Manual, it's striking the emphasis on good quality rural council housing. Illustrations and captions follow. First up, Ulverston Rural District Council (RDC) (Cumberland) 1/7

A terrace in Cotswold stone, Witney RDC (Oxfordshire) 2/7

Woodland setting: a small development in a clearing, Honiton RDC (Devon) 3/7

Houses well sited in open landscape, Blandford RDC (Dorset) 4/7

Existing hedges preserved, Upton upon Severn RDC (Worcestershire) 5/7

Colour and texture of local materials suited to the colours of the landscape, Witney RDC (Oxfordshire) 6/7

New development in village tradition, Sturminster RDC (Dorset) 7/7