But thanks to chancellor Lloyd George's revolutionary scheme to make "homes fit for heroes", Becontree - the first and largest council estate in the UK - made those fantasies a reality.

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Built on an unprecedented scale, the Becontree estate is a cottage estate in east London with a radical past rooted in Garden Cities principles. The Becontree estate was once described as the largest ...

Butcher Lee Hawkins, 56, has worked on the estate for four decades. The Becontree accounts for almost half of Barking and Dagenham’s population, yet it has seen fewer Covid-related fatalities ...

This year, the Becontree Estate in east London turns 100 years old. To celebrate the largest council estate in the UK, Inside Housing went round to see what makes the estate so special #UKhousing ...

In 1931, when Indian civil rights hero Mahatma Gandhi visited England, he was offered a suite at the Savoy. Instead, he opted to stay in the East End, and visit the Becontree esta ...

In partnership with Create London and London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, RIBA delivered a year long programme of artistic and architectural commissions, events, learning programmes and ...

The Mirror’s short film celebrating the 100th birthday of Britain’s first council estate, the Becontree, will be shown at a film festival tomorrow. A collaboration with Northern Heart Films ...

Streets were to be wider, houses larger and green space would be within easy access. The vast Becontree Estate in Dagenham was the most significant development built off the back of the Addison ...

Archio has submitted proposals for a council-led housing project on a plot next to Barking’s Becontree Estate – the largest housing estate in Europe The 21-home scheme on the Becontree Estate in North ...

Archio has submitted proposals for a council-led housing project on a plot next to Barking’s Becontree Estate – the largest housing estate in Europe The 21-home scheme on the Becontree Estate in North ...