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Building of a prefabricated houses in 3 hours 1945
During the Second World War many houses were destroyed, due to this, prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, quickly and cheaply providing quality housing with all the amenities, central heating

Sheep Hatch Camp Schools - 5 October 1945
View of wooden buildings with large grass area in front George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. N25498

WW2 - Chef cooking in a bombed-out street - Blitz, London
WW2 - His restaurant and kitchen destroyed by German bombing, a Chef continues to cook al fresco in a bombed-out street - Blitz, London. Date: circa 1941

Chaffinch (Morris)
(Fringilla coelebs) Coelebs means bachelor, and refers to the birds habit of temporary separation from its mate

Aftermath of fire, London Hop Exchange
Aftermath of a fire at the London Hop Exchange in Southwark Street on 20 October 1920. A board leaning up on the right lists the temporary addresses of the tenants

Selection of diamond crystals
Diamond crystals from the Natural History Museum collections

Athelney in Somerset, the most flooded village in England
Athelney in Somerset, devastated by floods in 1930 showing the only method of travel around the area - in Venetian style, by boat

Insane Soldiers Asylum, Chatham, Kent, 1857
Engraving showing the exterior of the Asylum for the Temporary Reception of Insane Soldiers at Fort Pitt, Chatham, 1857

Russian Jews in England
Russian refugees in the Poor Jews Temporary Shelter, Leman Street, in the East End of London

The Temporary Courthouse at Morant Bay
The temporary courthouse in Morant Bay in Jamaica. Soldiers stand guard at a gathering under a long gazebo, serving as a temporary courthouse. A stone grain store lies a little further away

Opening ceremony by Queen Victoria, Great Exhibition 1851
25, 000 grangers and dignitaries with season tickets attending the grand opening by Queen Victoria on the 1st of May 1851 of the temporary glass structure, The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London

Coronation Delhi Durbar - Bahawalpur Camp Entrance. Temporary (!) Camp for His Highness The Nawab of the Gods Granted Kingdom of Bahawalpur

Ration Cards WWII
People queuing for temporary ration cards during World War II

Grub Street, London, C18
Grub Street, near Moorfields, described by Dr. Johnson as much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries and temporary poems. It was named Milton Street in 1830

Temporary Crossing Built by Settlers Over the Zolotoi-Kita River. Zimov'evsko-Mesh... 1906-1908
Temporary Crossing Built by Settlers Over the Zolotoi-Kita River. Zimov'evsko-Meshchaninovskaia Railroad, 1906-1908. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in

Tate Modern, 2010. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Tower of the Tate Modern art gallery, housed in the disused and former Bankside Power Station and now the depository for the Tates permanent collection of modern art from 1900 to the present

An aerial view shows makeshift shelters at the Dagahaley camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border in Garissa County, Kenya, April 3, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Container City 2 EFC01_01_05_005_61962
Container City 2, Orchard Place, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. The east elevation of Container City 2 at Trinity Buoy Wharf. Container City 2 was installed over 8 days in 2002

Trinity Buoy Wharf DP183930
Orchard Place, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Leamouth, Tower Hamlets, Greater London. General view of the east side of Trinity Buoy Wharf from the west, showing containers on the quayside

The Shed DP183933
Royal National Theatre, The Shed, Upper Ground, Southbank, Lambeth, Greater London. General view of the tops of the red-painted wooden temporary theatre

The Wider Image: In Peru, a soccer field unites shantytown community
Stairs, used by Nueva Union shantytown residents to reach their homes, are seen in Villa Maria del Triunfo district of Lima, Peru, May 25, 2018

Shacks cling to a landslide-prone hill in the Balukhali camp for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, February 13, 2018. Picture taken February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew RC Marshall

Temporary shelters cover a hill at Palongkhali refugee camp, near Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A worker prepares a makeshift cottage called aBhelaghara ahead of the Magh Bihu festival
A worker prepares a makeshift cottage called " Bhelaghar", which is made of bamboo and straw, as part of celebrations ahead of the Magh Bihu festival in Morigaon district

A worker covers firecrackers with gunpowder in a makeshift fireworks factory ahead of New Year celebrations in Bocaue, Bulacan province, Philippines, December 28, 2018

The Wider Image: Vanishing Dead Sea - a hermit haven
A makeshift camp stands on the shore of the Dead Sea, near Metzoke Dragot in the Israeli occupied West Bank, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun SEARCH " ZVULUN DEADSEA" FOR THIS STORY

Makeshift tents at a refugee camp in Atmeh village, in Syrias rebel-held Idlib province, are seen near the Turkish-Syrian border from from Hatay province, Turkey February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

An aerial view of a field named new jungle with tents
An aerial view of a field named " new jungle" with tents and makeshift shelters where migrants and asylum seekers stay is seen in Calais, France, October 1, 2015

A Palestinian man ignites a fire at his makeshift shelter during a power cut in the northern Gaza Strip November 11, 2013

Aerial view of a makeshift camp as containers are put into place to house several hundred
Aerial view of a makeshift camp as containers (rear) are put into place to house several hundred migrants living in what is known as the " Jungle", a squalid sprawling camp in Calais

A Cuban migrant couple rests inside a tent at a provisional shelter in Paso Canoas, at the border with Costa Rica March 20, 2016

A makeshift military front loader drives in Dahiyat al-Assad, west Aleppo city, Syria October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A migrants abandoned traditional shoe is seen in a muddy field at a camp of makeshift shelters for migrants and asylum-seekers from Iraq, Kurdistan, Iran and Syria, called the Grande Synthe jungle

A dummy village made of canvas used for Artillery practise with Lyddite shells - near Okehampton, Dartmoor. A shell explodes near the Church'. Date: 1912

Verdun Victims remains still in temporary Ossuary in 1927, awaiting definitive internment. See 10412369 for an earlier shot of the same location. Date: 1927

Construction of Lenin's mausoleum, Red Square
Vladimir Lenin was an exceptional revolutionary, adored by the majority of Russia, and regarded as being among the leading global intellectuals of the time

Construction of Lenin's Temporary Mausoleum
A temporary but elaborate wooden mausoleum was quickly built on Red Square in Moscow to hold Vladimir Lenin's Body following his death in 1924

Lenin's mausoleum, Construction, Red Square
The Russian Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died of a stroke on the 21st of January 1924. Due to the exceptional public support he received whilst alive it was deemed fitting to honour him in

Temporary buildings after World War Two under construction at the Bristol Aeroplane Company's factory at Barwell. Date: 1947

Keeping Green the Memory of the Glorious Dead
Crowds come to pay their respects to the dead as they walk past the cenotaph memorial in Whitehall. A temporary construction in 1919, it was completed the following year in Portland stone

Charing Cross - Temporary Entrance 1864
Temporary entrance to the station from Villiers Street. 1864

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 56-0689 (msn 464060) at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. before construction of the American Air Museum building

Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary home of a member of the Ola self help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern... the Ola self help sawmill co-op, Gem County, Idaho, 1939
Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary home of a member of the Ola self help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Sick flood refugee in the Red Cross temporary infirmary at Forrest City, Arkansas, 1937. Creator: Walker Evans
Sick flood refugee in the Red Cross temporary infirmary at Forrest City, Arkansas

Sketches of London from October 1901 (engraving)
585060 Sketches of London from October 1901 (engraving) by Macpherson, Douglas (1871-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from October 1901: attacking Slaters Cupola)

Camp Architecture, Brandy Station, Virginia, January 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Camp Architecture, Brandy Station, Virginia, January 1864. Albumen print, pl. 57 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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"From Prefabs to Palaces: A Glimpse into Temporary Moments in History" Building of a prefabricated houses in 3 hours, 1945: Witness the marvel of efficiency as homes rise from the ground within hours, offering hope and shelter amidst post-war chaos. WW2 - Chef cooking in a bombed-out street - Blitz, London: Amidst destruction, resilience prevails as a chef fearlessly prepares meals amidst the rubble, reminding us that life goes on even during wartime. Chaffinch (Morris): Delight in nature's temporary visitors as a vibrant chaffinch graces our surroundings with its fleeting presence, bringing joy and color to our lives. Aftermath of fire, London Hop Exchange: The charred remnants bear witness to the destructive power of flames but also serve as a reminder of human determination to rebuild and restore what was lost. Sheep Hatch Camp Schools - 5 October 1945: Education becomes an oasis for young minds seeking solace after World War II; witness their resilience and thirst for knowledge despite the tumultuous times. Selection of diamond crystals: Marvel at these sparkling gems formed over millions of years; they remind us that beauty can emerge from pressure and adversity if we allow ourselves to shine through it all. The Temporary Courthouse at Morant Bay: Step into history where justice prevailed even under challenging circumstances; this courthouse stands tall as a testament to fairness amid uncertainty. Athelney in Somerset, the most flooded village in England: Explore how residents adapt and persevere against relentless floods; their indomitable spirit shines through every wave that threatens their home. Insane Soldiers Asylum, Chatham, Kent, 1857: Uncover forgotten stories within these walls where compassion met mental health struggles head-on; let us remember those who fought battles both seen and unseen. Russian Jews in England.