Redevelopment of Coventry - general material, 1939-1945
Sub-Series
Identifier: PJM/CCC/A/1
Scope and Contents
Redevelopment of Coventry - general material consists of:
- general papers, c1945
- general photographs, 1939
- press clippings and articles, 1940-1944
- plans,c1941-1943
Dates
- 1939-1945
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
3 files and 2 plan files
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
During World War II, Coventry civic centre was destroyed by bomb damage. The raid on 14 November 1940 made it necessary to completely rebuild the area. City Architect Sir Donald Evelyn Edward Gibson took the opportunity to further develop his planning ideas which he had already displayed in the "Coventry of Tomorrow Exhibition" held between 6-13 May 1940.
As a member of Gibson's team, between1938-1941, Percy Johnson-Marshall took an active part in the planning process. He collected photographs of the architectural models which he participated in creating and of the redevelopment plans these were derived from. He also collected press clippings with articles relating to the redevelopment.
After leaving Coventry City Council for active service in India and Burma Johnson-Marshall retained his interest in the project and continued to collect press clippings, plans and related papers. He later used these as the basis for a chapter in his book Rebuilding Cities ( 1966)
As a member of Gibson's team, between1938-1941, Percy Johnson-Marshall took an active part in the planning process. He collected photographs of the architectural models which he participated in creating and of the redevelopment plans these were derived from. He also collected press clippings with articles relating to the redevelopment.
After leaving Coventry City Council for active service in India and Burma Johnson-Marshall retained his interest in the project and continued to collect press clippings, plans and related papers. He later used these as the basis for a chapter in his book Rebuilding Cities ( 1966)
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 0.3 metres
Physical Description
3 files and 2 plan files
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 7 October 2003
Sarah Higgins 7 October 2003
- Architectural Models
- Architecture, Designs and Plans
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Coventry (England)
- Coventry City Council
- Coventry City Council, Coventry City Architect 's Department. Coventry City Architect's Department
- Johnson-Marshall, Percy, 1915-1993 (professor of urban design and regional planning, University of Edinburgh)
- Local Government
- Photographs
- Postwar Reconstruction
- Urban Renewal
- World War, 1939-1945
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk