London County Council: photographs, 1940s-1950s
Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/G
Scope and Contents
Photographs consists of:
- office blocks, 1950s
- Gipsy Road, Lambeth, 1940s
- housing development models and archways, 1950s
- the south prospect of London, 1666, 1950s
- architectural models, 1950s
- architectural models (2), 1958-1961
- miscellaneous, 1950s
- County of London Plan, 1940s
- miscellaneous (2), 1950s
- London County Council schools, 1950s
- Huntingdon and Thetford1950s
Dates
- 1940s-1950s
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
1 box
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
London County Council Architect's Department acquired a large quantity of photographs of London pre World War II and post blitz, as well as generating images of its own exhibitions, models and developments, both in construction and complete. Many of these were intended for its own publications, exhibitions and for press distribution.
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 3.5 metres
Physical Description
1 box
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 18 February 2004
Sarah Higgins 18 February 2004
- Architectural Models
- Housing Development
- Huntingdon (England)
- Johnson-Marshall, Percy, 1915-1993 (professor of urban design and regional planning, University of Edinburgh)
- Lambeth (London, England)
- Local Government
- London (England)
- London County Council (1887-1965)
- London County Council. Architect's Department
- Office Buildings
- Photographs
- Postwar Reconstruction
- School Buildings
- Thetford (England)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk