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...

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;...

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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.

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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:

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2 official invitations to opening ceremonies in Lansbury, neighbourhood 9 of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar/. The first invitation is to the official opening of the Lansbury Clocktower on 16 May 1952. The second is to an exhibition revisiting the development in 1984.

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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.

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London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions consists of:

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...

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...

Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar: paperwork, (1950s) Festival of Britain Exhibition, (1951) press articles, (1950-1951) official invitations, (1952-1984) photographs, (1940s) plans of Lansbury...