MANAGING the housing stock was a primary function of local councils in northern Lincolnshire for many decades.Following the First World War when returning soldiers were expecting to return to a land fit for heroes, the government kick-started a house-building programme.The policy continued up to the start of the Second World War, and then gained pace again after the ending of hostilities.Councils continued to build homes through the 1950s and 1960s.Margaret Thatcher's time as Prime Minister saw...
