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Original Text (Annotation: EAW001807 / 2053207)
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Wartime Prefab. a lot of Birkenhead,s housing stock was badly damaged or destroyed by air raids during WW2. These Prefabricated Buildings (or prefabs as they came to be known) were built as a temporary measure to provide homes for although some remained in use for many years after. '