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Mar 14, 2021 · Although the majority of houses built in Colchester in the early 20th century were private the council did build some houses in the 1920s. In the 1950s the council built estates at Shrub End and Monkwick.
From 1955 large-scale development began north of the river with the building at Greenstead of the borough's largest council estate, most of which had been built by the mid 1960s, with infilling continuing until 1985, providing about 2,800 homes. The council also built a further 220 houses nearby at Parson's Heath.
Colchester built no council houses until 1921, although Chelmsford had a scheme before 1914. (fn. 64) The council appointed a housing committee in 1919, which included representatives of working people.
Although the majority of houses built in Colchester in the early 20th century were private the council did build some houses in the 1920s.
Apr 22, 2021 · Subsequent housing developments in Colchester throughout the 20th century and into the 21st do not have such a deliberate social mix and built-form characteristics in the variable size and design...
The Local List for Colchester town was first adopted by Colchester Borough Council in 2011, following an identification and selection process by Colchester Historic Buildings Forum. In 2012, the Local List for Wivenhoe, prepared by the Wivenhoe Townscape Forum, was adopted by the Council.
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Business and professional men dominated the council, though in the 20th century councillors gradually came to be drawn from a wider range of social backgrounds. Protestant nonconformity was a powerful force in the town's economic and political, as well as social and religious life.
