hi
does anyone know of where to get information about the construction / property industry before the 1st world war?
i have often wondered what contractors built the tenements? are any still around? were these private developments or council houses? if private were they speculative developments? on the basis that most people did not own their home back then, who did own these buildings? if the council owned when / why were they sold off?
do any pictures exist during construction? why were there no basements built? who designed them? what happened to the architects / QS's / engineers etc?
i work in the industry and there does not seem to be much information about this sort of stuff online.
Cheers