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18 copy plans (approximately 55cm x 80cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. The plans are development details for discrete areas of different neighbourhoods in Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar at 1" to 88' scale. Some of the plans are hand-coloured and 1 is on transparency. The majority have information concerning the proposed land use and housing density in the developments.

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2 copy plans (76cm x 131cm and 38cm x 51cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. The plans show the layout of Comprehensive Development Area no 5: Elephant and Castle. One plan shows the detailed layout of "Scheme A" at 44" to 1' scale. The other shows the same layout in a smaller scale sketch plan.

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2 copy and 1 manuscript architectural perspective drawings (53cm x 84cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. The copy drawings are identical and show a number of alternative suggestions for block developments around the roundabouts at Comprehensive Development Area no 5: Elephant and Castle. These drawings are at a small scale. The manuscript drawing shows the shopping concourse at a larger scale.

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Set of 11 numbered copy plans (33cm x 81cm) by Tom Bigwood of the Comprehensive Development Area No 2: Stepney / Poplar. These are themed sketch plans covering issues such as historical growth of the area, war damage, housing patterns, geographical areas and public transport at 6" to 1 mile scale.

Scope and Contents 2 copy plans (65cm x 101cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department, showing the proposed government offices which were part of the South Bank Permanent Development plans. The plans are at 88' to 1" scale. The first comprises a layout plan, elevations and sections. The second is hand coloured and comprises a layout plan and an isometric sketch with a margin note concerning the number of personnel which...

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Manuscript bird's-eye perspective drawing (69cm x 104cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department, showing the layout of an area which is probably East India Dock Road Neighbourhood of the Stepney / Poplar Comprehensive Development Area in London. The drawing is at approximately 1:2500 scale and is in felt-tip pen and coloured pencil on transparency, with the River [Thames] in the foreground.

Scope and Contents 4 copy plans by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department showing layout plans for the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney and Poplar. This became the subject of the "Live Architecture Exhibition" at the Festival of Britain, 1951. 3 of the plans (45cm x 57cm) are reduced from original 1:2500 scale plans and show different proposed layouts. 2 of...

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4 copy plans (70cm x 103cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. These consist of 4 overdrawn Ordnance Survey plans showing the boundary of land owned by an unspecified railway company on London's South Bank. 2 of the plans are at 88' to 1" scale, the other 2 are at approximately 1:2500 scale.

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2 copy plans (66cm x 101cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department, showing 2 different land use zoning proposals for the redevelopment of the South Bank of London, to be used over 20 years. The plans are in black and white, with comprehensive legend at 1:2500 scale.

Scope and Contents 4 perspective drawings of the South Bank in London: pencil manuscript drawing, on transparency, (61cm x 87cm) showing the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department's vision for the area. printed drawing (17cm x 50cm) showing the area to the west of Waterloo Bridge showing the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Festival...