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Poplar (London, England)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Festival of Britain Exhibition: papers, 1951

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.2a
Scope and Contents File of papers relating to the "Live Architecture" exhibition in the Lansbury Neighbourhood of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar which was staged by London County Council Architect's Department as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951. The exhibition showed the newly reconstructed neighbourhood and allowed public access to a number of the buildings. The file consists of: plans of the exhibition, some annotated with route plans for the walking tour;...
Dates: 1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood / Lansbury Neighbourhood: Festival of Britain Exhibition

Lansbury Neighbourhood: Festival of Britain Exhibition, 1951

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.2
Scope and Contents

Papers and posters relating to ther "Live Architecture Exhibition in the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. This was staged by London County Council Architect's Department as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951:


  1. papers, (1951)
  2. posters, (1951)
Dates: 1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lansbury Neighbourhood: photographs, 1940s

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.5
Scope and Contents Photographs of architectural models for a number of the areas of the Lansbury Neighbourhood of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The series consists of: East India Dock Road Neighbourhood Model, (1949) Lansbury 1st model, (1940s) Lansbury 2nd model, (1940s) Lansbury model of stage 1, (1940s) ...
Dates: 1940s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lansbury Neighbourhood: press articles, 1950-1951

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.3
Scope and Contents

Public relations file concerning the development of Lansbury, Neighbourhood no 9 in London County Council Comprehensive Redevelopment Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. There is also a number of press clippings: an article from the Manchester Guardian dated 11 September 1951, a Festival of Britain supplement from The Times, and part of a reprint from the Architect and Building News, 9 June 1950.

Dates: 1950-1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions, 1951-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/D/5
Scope and Contents

London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions consists of:


  1. exhibition papers and photographs, (1951-1959)
  2. exhibition poster and plan, (c1951)
Dates: 1951-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Architect's Department

Plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood: Plan of Lansbury Park plantings, June 1958

 Item
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.6e
Scope and Contents

Copy plan (67cm x 89cm) by George Logie, showing the planting plan for Lansbury Park at 64' to 1" scale. This was in the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of the 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.

Dates: June 1958
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood / Lansbury Neighbourhood: plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood

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