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Housing Development

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Lansbury Comprehensive Development Area: Lansbury Market Square model (2), 1940s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.5f
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6 black and white photographic prints (12cm x 16cm) showing the Market Square scheme for Lansbury Neighbourhood, part of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar, designed by Sir Frederick Ernest Gibberd. 1 photograph shows the architectural model commissioned by the Town Planning Division of London County Council Architect's Department. at 1/16" scale. The remainder of the photographs show the realised market square and some housing in the area.

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: photographs

Lansbury Comprehensive Development Area: Lansbury model of stage 1, 1940s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.5d
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10 black and white photographic prints (16cm x 21cm) showing an architectural model by the Town Planning Division of London County Council Architect's Department. The model shows stage 1 of the reconstruction scheme for Lansbury Neighbourhood, part of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar at 1/32" scale. This is the area which comprised the "Live Architecture" Exhibition for the Festival of Britain in 1951.

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: photographs

Lansbury Neighbourhood: photographs, 1940s

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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: plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood, c1949-1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.6
Scope and Contents Plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar: layout plans, ( c1953-1955 ) London County Council reconstruction area in Stepney / Poplar - Neighbourhood no 9, ( c1949-1955 ) East India Dock Road Neighbourhood - area and house plans, ( 1949-1950s ) Lansbury Market,...
Dates: c1949-1950s
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

Lewisham Clock Tower: papers, 7 September 1953

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/7.1
Scope and Contents

Typescript note concerning a change of use, from office buildings to residential, for buildings planned as part of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 7: Lewisham Clock Tower.

Dates: 7 September 1953
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: Lewisham Clock Tower

London County Council Architect's Department: sociological reports, 1951-1957

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/D/6
Scope and Contents A set of 35 sociological reports written by Margaret Willis for London County Council's Architect's Department. The reports are based on primary research conducted through questionnaire and survey work and report on a number of factors which would influence housing design and amenity provision. There are different editions or drafts of some of the titles, and some include original photographs or are typescript. Subjects cover a wide range of issues, including: social surveys, high rise...
Dates: 1951-1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Architect's Department

London county Council: miscellaneous development areas, 1950s-1964

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/F
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous development areas consists of:


  1. papers, ( 1950s )
  2. plans, (1950s-1964)
Dates: 1950s-1964
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council

London County Council: photographs, 1940s-1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/G
Scope and Contents Photographs consists of: office blocks, 1950s Gipsy Road, Lambeth, 1940s housing development models and archways, 1950s the south prospect of London, 1666, 1950s architectural models, 1950s architectural models (2), 1958-1961 miscellaneous, 1950s County of London Plan, 1940s ...
Dates: 1940s-1950s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council

Miscellaneous articles: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1942-1945

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Identifier: PJM/SATO/A/12
Scope and Contents

Articles concerning the Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO), post-war housing and a draft for a planning pamphlet.

Dates: 1942-1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Administration files of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

Miscellaneous development areas: papers, 1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/F/1
Scope and Contents

File of papers relating to housing development areas within London County Council's jurisdiction, which were not designated Comprehensive Development Areas. The papers concern Quadrant Estate, Islington; Highbury Corner, Islington; Caledonian Market; Brandon Estate, Southwark; Ackroydon Estate, Wandsworth and Bethnal Green.

Dates: 1950s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London county Council: miscellaneous development areas

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