Research on early prefabricated structures has tended to focus on buildings sent abroad during the mid-Victorian period, often to Australia. Indeed, Australia’s hundred or so early prefabricated iron buildings, many imported from Britain, are now the focus of an Australian bid for UNESCO World Heritage status. Much less interest has been shown in the substantial British home industry (prior to post-Second World War prefabs), despite the fact that a number of successful firms offered everything from iron and timber-clad houses to churches, villas, cricket pavilions, village halls and the like. Prefabrication companies sent massive catalogues, often reaching several hundred pages, to potential customers who chose their building and had it shipped, ready to erect.