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London County Council: photographs, 1940s-1950s

 Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/G

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photographs consists of:

  1. office blocks, 1950s
  2. Gipsy Road, Lambeth, 1940s
  3. housing development models and archways, 1950s
  4. the south prospect of London, 1666, 1950s
  5. architectural models, 1950s
  6. architectural models (2), 1958-1961
  7. miscellaneous, 1950s
  8. County of London Plan, 1940s
  9. miscellaneous (2), 1950s
  10. London County Council schools, 1950s
  11. Huntingdon and Thetford1950s

Dates

  • Creation: 1940s-1950s

Creator

Language of Materials

This material is in English

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.

Full Extent

From the Sub-Fonds: 3.5 metres

Additional Description

Physical Description

1 box

Archivist's Note

None

Sarah Higgins 18 February 2004

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
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