Silver End in Essex is a group of modernist houses originally designed to house employees of the Crittall window company Artist Robert Wisdom
Silver End began its life in the 1920s as a 'model village' - dreamed up and funded by local businessman Francis Crittall, who dreamed of a pleasant village where everyone had comfortable homes, modern amenities, and access to light and space; a rebuke to the cramped slums that were ubiquitous in Britain throughout the interwar period.
To bring his vision to life, Crittall brought in celebrated architects of the modernist school, including Sir John Burnet and Thomas S. Tait. This was a true development of a village, including a department store, cinema, library, and health clinic alongside the factory and houses. A number of the houses are now Grade II listed buildings, including the star of this illustration, 'Wolverton.'
