The expansion of the suburbs in early 20th century England had wide-ranging impacts on social and economic life.
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1935: Suburban housing estates seen from the air in Queensbury, in North West London. (Photo by R H Windsor/R H Windsor/Getty Images)
The rise of suburbia
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