Tin Town is a small suburb of north-east
Luton
Luton () is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census.
Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon settleme ...
, in
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated ''Beds'') is a Ceremonial County, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckin ...
, England. The area is roughly bounded by Moreton Road and Turners Road North to the north, Crawley Green Road to the south, Vauxhall Way to the west, and Ashcroft Road to the east. Locally known as the Steel Houses.
History
After the Second World War, there was a severe shortage of accommodation and new building materials were employed in order to save both time and money. The majority were
BISF Houses, which used sheetmetal for the upper parts of the construction, hence the local name for the area becoming ‘Tin Town’. Most of these houses still stand today, although in recent years the local council (or private owners) of these houses have covered the original metal with cladding, and only a few of these properties still show the original characteristic painted metal.
Local area
The local area is mainly residential, although Ramridge Primary School, named after the neighbouring
Ramridge End is in the area.
Politics
Tin Town is part of
Round Green
Round Green is a suburb of Luton just over north-east of the town centre, and a ward of the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Bradgers Hill to the north, People's Park, Richmond H ...
ward, which also contains parts of
Ramridge End and
Round Green
Round Green is a suburb of Luton just over north-east of the town centre, and a ward of the Borough of Luton, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Bradgers Hill to the north, People's Park, Richmond H ...
. The councillors for Round Green ward are Cllr David Chapman (
Liberal Democrats), Cllr Mark Rivers (
Labour) and Cllr Tahmina Saleem (
Labour).
The ward forms part of the
parliamentary constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of
Luton South
Luton South and South Bedfordshire is a constituency in Bedfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Rachel Hopkins, a member of the Labour Party.
Prior to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constit ...
and the MP is
Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972) is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, formerly Luton South, since 2019.
Hopkins was a Member of Luton Borough Council ...
(
Labour).
Local attractions
Local newspapers
Two weekly newspapers cover Tin Town, although they are not specific to the area.
They are the:
Herald and PostLuton News
References
* Local History Book - ''The Story of Round Green'' by Barbara M. Benson
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