Plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood: East India Dock Road Neighbourhood - area and house plans, 1949-1950s
Scope and Contents
Area and house plans by the London County Council Architect's Department for the East India Dock Road neighbourhood of Lansbury. This was part of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The plans consist of:
- 2 copy plans laid over Ordnance Survey maps of the East India Dock Road area at 1:1250 scale
- copy plan (29cm x 65cm) of the East India Dock Road housing development at 32' to 1" scale, 1949
- copy plan (36cm x 87cm) variant of above with a different layout, at a larger scale with hand colouring, 1949
- 5 copy small scale layout plans (19cm x 45cm) showing schemes 1-5 for the area.
- 3 copy small scale layout plans for: Cordelia Street and Canton Street
- copy architectural plans (28cm x 39cm) by Bridgewater and Shepheard for linked houses, 1949.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1950s
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
12 plans
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 3.5 metres
Physical Description
12 plans
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 10 March 2004
Creator
Subject
- International Society of City and Regional Planners (1965-:) (Organization)
- London County Council (1887-1965) (Organization)
- London County Council. Architect's Department, Town Planning Division (Organization)
Repository Details
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