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Memories of  'The Squatters'

... in a Local History Book


AN INTRODUCTION TO  DAVID M. SIMPSON'S

NO HOMES FOR HEROES

by  SARAH STONER

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A CHRONIC post-war housing shortage left hundreds of Wearside Heroes with no homes to go to after returning from battle.
Squatting in derelict houses, empty cinemas and old army camps was often the only option.
[ Sunderland Echo: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 ]

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Centre-Page Layout in the Sunderland Echo - Tuesday, 6th February 2007

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