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Information relating to the Tidey Street development of Stepney / Poplar, which was designated Neighbourhood Number 7, within the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. This consists of:

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Oblique and vertical aerial black and white photographic prints of the Stepney / Poplar area of London. The vertical photographs (20cm x 24cm) were taken between 1945-1947 and are all stamped London County Council Architect's Department Town Planning Division on the reverse. The oblique photographs (max 30cm x 38cm, min 12cm x 16cm) are by Aerofilms Ltd and show the area before and after reconstruction following the aerial bombing of the area during World War II.

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10 black and white prints (max 14.5cm x 22cm, min 11cm x 16cm) of the Poplar area in the 1940s. The location of some of the photographs is indicated on the rear. Most show individual buildings or streets, while the rest show bomb damaged and derelict sites.

Scope and Contents Mixed collection of black and white photographic prints. 53 of the prints (max 24cm x 30cm, min 11cm x 17cm) show old or derelict buildings and waste land before reconstruction, some of which have a location, date or London County Council Architect's Town Planning Division stamp on the reverse. The remainder (21cm x 25) are of completed building projects by London County Council Architect's Department, including flats and housing in Stepney / Poplar, a children's play area, Lansbury market,...

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Black and white photographic print (17cm x 24cm) showing the eastern sheet of "Cassell's Map of London" c1865. This is accompanied by a large format black and white negative of the same map (12cm x 17cm) and a note by Percy Johnson-Marshall concerning the state of development in Stepney / Poplar at that date.

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Black and white photographic print (15cm x 21cm) showing members of the London County Council Planning and Housing Committees visiting housing in London's Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar.

Scope and Contents 38 copy plans by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department comprising plans of the neighbourhoods of Comprehensive Development Area No 2: Stepney and Poplar. The plans comprise: 16 Ordnance Survey base plans (69cm x 102cm) at 1:1250 scale for each neighbourhood unit in Stepney / Poplar with a location plan indicating which neighbourhood...

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18 copy plans (approximately 55cm x 80cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. The plans are development details for discrete areas of different neighbourhoods in Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar at 1" to 88' scale. Some of the plans are hand-coloured and 1 is on transparency. The majority have information concerning the proposed land use and housing density in the developments.

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Set of 11 numbered copy plans (33cm x 81cm) by Tom Bigwood of the Comprehensive Development Area No 2: Stepney / Poplar. These are themed sketch plans covering issues such as historical growth of the area, war damage, housing patterns, geographical areas and public transport at 6" to 1 mile scale.

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4 copy architectural plans (30cm x 54cm) for Cardinal Griffin Secondary School in Lansbury, London. This was the part of the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) 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 plans consist of small scale first and second floor plans, and two elevations.