London RIBA Publishing; 1st edition 2006

240pp illustrated with colour and b/w plates, some from the original brochures for the Span housing schemes. Suare 4to. Laminated boards. Well researched, this book celebrates the work of the architect Eric Lyons OBE (1912-1980), whose famous post-war housing projects. . Built almost entirely for Span Developments, its mission was to provide an affordable environment "that gave people a lift".