This book charts the early days of Hampton, the fourth of
Peterborough's new townships,1 from the time when, as the
'Brickpits', much of it was an area of complete desolation only
considered suitable for landfilling, until it emerged as the
largest development of its kind since Welwyn Garden City, in the
1930s. Along the way it will explain the challenges, many of them
unique to this unusual site, which were faced by the very small
team of pioneers tasked with creating a viable project in the most
unpromising circumstances. By 2018 more than 5,000 homes have been
erected at Hampton and more than 12,500 people now live there. How
it came about that a company, which had no history of property
development, should become involved in creating such a project with
all its complexities is a matter of continuing interest especially
at a time of national housing shortage. It does seem that, if we
are to have any success in addressing our housing needs, we should
learn the lessons of putting together a project on this s
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