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Sebastian McCormick

The Leeds village made from wooden houses imported from Sweden 70 years ago

After the Second World War, homes were destroyed across the country and so the government imported prefabricated buildings from Sweden.

Some of these still stand to this day, including some in Pool-in-Wharfedale, one which has remained in a single family for 50 years.

Gillian Midgley still lives in the old Swedish house which originally belonged to her parents and describes it as a wonderful place to live.

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