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- Estate before 1945
- The land had been farmed from early times and this continued until the 1940’s, when the land was needed for new housing.
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Bevendean Estate during WW2
Who lived and worked at Bevendean and air raid precautions in the area.
Air Raid precautions for Bevendean.
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- Prefabs
- It was decided in July 1945 to site 66
Temporary Houses on the Lower Bevendean Estate.
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- Council Houses
- With a need for new homes in the post-war period, the Bevendean estate was quickly developed in the 1940s/50s.
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- Self Build Houses & Bungalows
- Self Build Houses in Plymouth Avenue and Bungalows in Heath Hill Avenue.
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- School
- When the school opened on 4th September 1950, there were four classes with 167 pupils.
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BeCCa
In 1976 BeCCa were struggling to operate in the church hall. What happened next?
Becca closed in May 2017. |
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- Shops
- In 1950 a plan for seven shops at the junction of Heath Hill Ave. & Leybourne Road with Taunton Road was put forward.
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- White Admiral
- Open from 1956 to 2000
- Bevendean Hotel
- Opened in 1936 or 1937
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- Factories
- In 1951 a plan for 9 factories to relieve the congested central areas of the town was put forward.
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- Water Supply
- Originally wells were dug for water, by 1912 water was piped to the farm. A reservoir was built in the 1960's.
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- Doctors Surgery
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first doctors surgery was at No. 1 Leybourne Road. The surgery moved to
Heath Hill Avenue in 1959 and closed in September 2016.
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Stories from Bevendean
Bevendean Estate stories from residents, both past and present plus newspaper articles. |
