Portable Buildings Research

Essays

The collection of analytical essays below are a significant body of research into portable buildings. They provide the historical background, description and analysis of the 119 buildings which together form the Property proposed for Nomination to the World Heritage List.

Individual buildings research papers

The following papers provide additional research regarding specific buildings that are included in the proposed list of places that make up the Portable Buildings of the Nineteenth Century

Hear Miles Lewis talk about portable buildings

An introduction to portable buildings

Timber portable buildings

Iron portable buildings

Zinc, papier mache portable buildings and glasshouses