Comprehensive Development Areas: Bermondsey, 1944-1959
Scope and Contents
Papers and plans relating to the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 3: Bermondsey:
- papers, ( 1950 )
- plans, ( 1944-1959 )
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1959
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
1 file and 2 plan files
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 3, the Bermondsey Reconstruction Area was created in 1949. It consisted of 117 acres of warehouses, docks and housing, which had suffered extensive bomb damage during World War II. Redevelopment by London County Council was mainly residential schemes, including the Canada housing estate, which mixed tall towers and four-storey maisonettes.
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 3.5 metres
Physical Description
1 file and 2 plan files
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 17 February 2004
Repository Details
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