ABSTRACT
By the early 1920s the steel windows of the Crittall Manufacturing Company were selling by the millions. The workforce continued to expand, and the question of housing the employees and their families in Braintree was becoming critical. The local council could in no way keep up with the housing demand, and Francis Crittall began to make plans to extend the Clockhouse Way estate. Unfortunately, the plans ran into disputes with the council and he decided to abandon the scheme.
