EAW022134 ENGLAND (1949). The South Oxhey Housing Estate under construction around Hayling Road, South Oxhey, from the east, 1949

This view is looking in the opposite direction to EAW022130 and is thus a useful complement to the previous image depicting the emergence of the huge, sprawling London County Council estate at South Oxhey.

This view of the Oxhey Housing Estate is looking west along the line of one of the major roads, in almost the exact opposite direction to image EAW022130. The estate is still less than half finished and the remaining housing stock would not be in place for another three years. The social amenities, such as schools, shops, clubs and churches, would follow in the 1950s. In this shot, it is readily apparent that building started at the east (railway) end and would slowly progress along the axis of Hayling Road. The police houses built at the western end of Hayling Road (nos. 312 and 314) were only completed in late 1950.