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32 Maidencraig Crescent, Edinburgh
No 32 Maidencraig Crescent was an 'Arrow' house, its walls made of pre-cast concrete panels. It was built between 1944 and 1946, sponsored by Arrow Units Ltd of Edinburgh. This photograph was taken prior to its demolition in 1997 due to a large crack in one of the concrete walls.

This shows the front of the house and the garage. A ventilation panel can be seen under the eaves on the gable end (right). The concrete walls would have been cast in single-storeyed sections, and lined with lightweight concrete blocks.

'Non-traditional buildings' such as this one were built using pre-fabricated components in the inter-war years and just after World War II when temporary houses or 'pre-fabs' were erected to meet demand.

13 Brandon Street, Edinburgh, is an early 19th century tenement, but this photograph, taken in 1992, shows the 1950s decoration and fittings of the kitchen. Other rooms were decorated in a similar style.

Council housing for the burgh of Thurso, Highland, designed in 1934 by the local architects Sinclair Macdonald & Son. This drawing contains a large amount of information on the construction of these houses, even down to the positioning of the kitchen sink.

A four-apartment Finnish timber house at Silverknowes, Edinburgh, designed by Gratton & McLean Architects in 1948, and built by the private building firm Mactaggart & Mickel.