London County Council (1887-1965)
Organization
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Exhibitions: exhibition papers and photographs, 1951-1959
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/D/5.1
Scope and Contents
File of preparation notes, papers and photographs relating to exhibitions which the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's department either organised or participated in. Exhibitions include:
"Stepney Housing Progress" by the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney, 13-30 April 1959
"Construction and Reconstruction of Towns, 1945-1957" at the International Union of...
Dates:
1951-1959
Festival of Britain Exhibition: papers, 1951
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.2a
Scope and Contents
File of papers relating to the "Live Architecture" exhibition in the Lansbury Neighbourhood of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar which was staged by London County Council Architect's Department as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951. The exhibition showed the newly reconstructed neighbourhood and allowed public access to a number of the buildings. The file consists of: plans of the exhibition, some annotated with route plans for the walking tour;...
Dates:
1951
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection
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London County Council
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London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas
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Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar
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Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood
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Lansbury Neighbourhood: Festival of Britain Exhibition
Lansbury Comprehensive Development Area: Lansbury model of stage 1, 1940s
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.5d
Scope and Contents
10 black and white photographic prints (16cm x 21cm) showing an architectural model by the Town Planning Division of London County Council Architect's Department. The model shows stage 1 of the reconstruction scheme for Lansbury Neighbourhood, part of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar at 1/32" scale. This is the area which comprised the "Live Architecture" Exhibition for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Dates:
1940s
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection
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London County Council
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London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas
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Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar
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Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood
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Lansbury Neighbourhood: photographs
Lansbury Neighbourhood: Festival of Britain Exhibition, 1951
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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.2
Scope and Contents
Papers and posters relating to ther "Live Architecture Exhibition in the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. This was staged by London County Council Architect's Department as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951:
- papers, (1951)
- posters, (1951)
Dates:
1951
Lansbury Neighbourhood: press articles, 1950-1951
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.3
Scope and Contents
Public relations file concerning the development of Lansbury, Neighbourhood no 9 in London County Council Comprehensive Redevelopment Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. There is also a number of press clippings: an article from the Manchester Guardian dated 11 September 1951, a Festival of Britain supplement from The Times, and part of a reprint from the Architect and Building News, 9 June 1950.
Dates:
1950-1951
London County Council: Architect's Department, 1940s-1964
Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/D
Scope and Contents
London County Council: Architect's Department consists of:
- Administrative County of London Development Plan, 1951, (1945-1958)
- planning manuals and methodologies, (1940s-1959)
- staffing issues, (1945-1959)
- general work, (1944-1964)
- exhibitions, (1951-1959)
- sociological reports, (1951-1957)
Dates:
1940s-1964
London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions, 1951-1959
Sub-Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/D/5
Scope and Contents
London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions consists of:
- exhibition papers and photographs, (1951-1959)
- exhibition poster and plan, (c1951)
Dates:
1951-1959
Other areas of Stepney / Poplar: Poplar, 1956-1959
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.2
Scope and Contents
Black and white photographic prints (19cm x 24cm) of architectural models of the Poplar area of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. There are 10 photographs of a small-scale model of the whole Poplar area. One of these shows the model in an exhibition concerning the reconstruction of the area being inspected by Percy Johnson-Marshall, Hubert Bennet, and LW Lane in 1955. There is also a photograph of an architectural...
Dates:
1956-1959
Photographs: miscellaneous (1), 1950s
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/G/7
Scope and Contents
33 mixed black and white photographic prints (19cm x 24cm). These consist of: 19 oblique aerial photographs of central London; a photograph of a barge; 1 photograph of an architectural model of the Hyde Park Improvement Scheme, London, 1957; 1 photograph of an architectural model of New Zealand House, London; 2 unidentified photographs of architectural models; 2 photographs of an exhibition by the Buildings Regulations Division of the London County Council Architect's Department; 1...
Dates:
1950s
Stepney: papers and architectural model photographs, 1950s
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.1a
Scope and Contents
Photographs of architectural models of neighbourhoods 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The models are at a small scale and show the entire neighbourhoods. One photograph shows one of the models on display in an exhibition concerning the reconstruction of the area. The file also contains 2 variant programmes for the official opening of the King George's Field housing estate in Stepney, by His Royal Highness the Duke...
Dates:
1950s
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection
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London County Council
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London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas
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Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar
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Stepney / Poplar: other areas
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Other areas of Stepney / Poplar: Stepney
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- Postwar Reconstruction 8
- Photographs 6
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- Public Relations 4
- Housing 3
- Architectural Drawing 2
- Architecture, Designs and Plans 2
- City Planning and Redevelopment Law 2
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
- Housing Development 2
- Maps 2
- Administration 1
- Aerial Photographs 1
- Architects 1
- Barbican (London, England) 1
- Building Laws 1
- Buildings 1
- Business Communication 1
- City Planners 1
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- France 1
- Lisbon (Portugal) 1
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- Moscow (Russia) 1
- Paddington (London, England) 1
- Posters 1
- Press Releases 1
- Regional Planning 1
- School Buildings 1
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- Social Surveys 1
- Sociology 1
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