ocr: D EALHOME close With the kind of invention never achieved before since, the paper decided to build a real village. The decision coincided with the development of 'Garden City' at Welwyn, and the Mail was given - 41 homes. Built by ex-servicemen and officers, many ofthe disabled, the village of Daily Mail was formally opi Earl Haig in March 1922. It ( caused a sensation. E trains had to be laid on from London to cope with number of visitors. The houses were shown for three months, then for sale at prices ranging from £750 for a three-be cottage to £2,100 for a four-bedroom Georgian-sty home. Ea ...