In 1918, at the end of the 1st WW, Britain believed she had been victorious. But victory had come at a colossal price, and Prime Minister David Lloyd George knew he must also win the peace. Within a fortnight of signing the armistice his famous speech spoke of the future `What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in'.

This book describes the re-building of Britain after the Frist World War. Bold advances were made in social provision, especially in housing, with ambitious schemes by local authorities. These early developments were not always able to keep ahead of the economic realities of the time, but housing was fixed firmly at the center of British politics.