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Plans: South Bank permanent development (3), c1953

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.6

Scope and Contents

Set of 5 mixed manuscript and copy plans (39cm x 76cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council Architect's Department. The plans show the proposed permanent development for the South Bank in London, which includes the National Theatre, the Royal Festival Hall, a hotel, a science centre, an airport terminal and office buildings. The plans are at 1:2500 scale and are intended for reduction to half size for an article in the Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. There is a manuscript plan and diagrammatic perspective both in ink on transparency. The remainder are paper copies of a section and 2 diagrammatic perspectives .

Dates

  • Creation: c1953

Creator

Language of Materials

This material is in English

Physical Description

5 plans

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Sub-Fonds: 3.5 metres

Physical Description

5 plans

Archivist's Note

None

Sarah Higgins 16 December 2003

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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