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We have now reached a time when I can ask Richard about things as he was now an adult, working and owning his own home. He says that in 1976 he lived in a small village in Essex with a population of about 3,300 people. In 1999 the population had more than doubled. New homes would be built on green spaces and old factory sites. The modern homes were crowded together, often had a combined living/dining area and quite small gardens. In many cases they returned to the old terraced idea instead of being detached or semi-detached. This needed less space. There was a big contradiction between new homes and building, in many cases, on what had been empty spaces. These may have been fields, farmers could get good money for selling some land, providing they could get permission to build on it or other areas that people used to walk or play on. As more families had more cars so the fronts of these houses changed. Instead of a small grassed area with flower beds around and a driveway leading to the one garage, the fronts were paved over and the two, or even three, cars owned by the family would be parked there. Once again, just like last time, the population of England had grown by 5 million during this period.
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