Plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood: Susan Lawrence Primary School, 1950s
Scope and Contents
3 copy perspective drawings (26cm x 45cm) for a Susan Lawrence Primary School and Elizabeth Lansbury Nursery School, Lansbury, London (now amalgamated as the Lansbury Lawrence Primary School). This was the part of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney and Poplar which became the subject of the "Live Architecture Exhibition" at the Festival of Britain, 1951. The drawings show different angles of this school, designed by Yorke, Rosenberg & Mardall.
There is also a small scale layout plan for the Elizabeth Lansbury Nursery School, originally known as Ricardo Street Nursery School.
Dates
- Creation: 1950s
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
4 plans
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 3.5 metres
Physical Description
4 plans
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 10 March 2004
Subject
- Architectural Association School of Architecture, School of Planning and Research for National Development. School of Planning and Research for National Development (1935-1940) (Organization)
- Festival of Britain (1951) (Organization)
- London County Council (1887-1965) (Organization)
- Housing Centre Trust (Organization)
Creator
- From the undefined: Johnson-Marshall, Percy, 1915-1993 (professor of urban design and regional planning, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Repository Details
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