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City Planning

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = PJM

Found in 311 Collections and/or Records:

The Association of Building Technicians: draft reports, 1941-1951

 Series
Identifier: PJM/ABT/B
Scope and Contents The Association of Building Technicians: draft reports consists of manuscript and typewritten draft reports along with accompanying research material and correspondence. There are several drafts of most of the reports along with editorial comments. Related research material include press-cuttings, pamphlets and reports by other bodies. Associated correspondence includes requests for information, reactions to the reports, and correspondence with possible publishers. Very few final copies of...
Dates: 1941-1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Association of Building Technicians

The Coventry No 1 Town Planning Scheme, Map No 2, 1931

 Item
Identifier: PJM/CCC/B/2/1
Scope and Contents

Colour overprinted Ordnance Survey map (102cm x 132cm), at a scale of 4 inches to 1 mile, by city engineer HE Ford. The map is colour coded to show housing density, reserved land and building type along with proposed communications improvements.

Dates: 1931
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Coventry City Council / Collected reports and plansregarding Coventry's redevelopment / Plans from Coventry City Architectural and Planning Department

The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: PJM
Scope and Contents The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection consists of papers, plans, books, journals and photographs collected or created by him throughout the course of his career. These reflect both his employment situation, his involvement in professional organisations and educational bodies, his involvement in World Development issues and his general interest in architecture and planning. The collection contains material relating to: ...
Dates: 1931-1993
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Thematic maps of central Coventry, unknown

 File
Identifier: PJM/CCC/B/2/3
Scope and Contents

2 printed black and white thematic maps of Coventry and Central Coventry (98cm x 128cm), one at 1:2500 scale and 1 at 6 inches to 1 mile scale. These maps have no title, legend or provenance information.

Dates: unknown
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Coventry City Council / Collected reports and plansregarding Coventry's redevelopment / Plans from Coventry City Architectural and Planning Department

Thesis project - Proposed town planning scheme for March, Isle of Ely, 1935-1937

 File
Identifier: PJM/UOL/B/2
Scope and Contents

City planning maps, plans and studies by Percy Johnson-Marshall, undertaken whilst a student studying for the Certificate in Civic Design at the University of Liverpool, for his thesis project entitled "Proposed town planning scheme for March, Isle of Ely". There are 13 sheets: 3 pencil details (65cm x 65cm), 4 survey and planning plans overlaid on 6 inch to 1 mile Ordnance Survey plans (62cm x 75cm).

The typescript thesis report with some manuscript notes are included.

Dates: 1935-1937
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / University of Liverpool studentships / Certificate in Civic Design - student assignments

Tidey Street: layout plans, April 1955

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.3b
Scope and Contents 2 copy plans (51cm x 76cm) by the Housing Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. The plans comprise 2 layout plans for the proposed Tidey Street housing development in Stepney / Poplar, which was designated Neighbourhood Number 7, within the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar, at 1:1250 scale. 1 is hand colour coded to show different housing types, the other has a table giving detailed information concerning the sizes of buildings...
Dates: April 1955
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: other areas / Other areas of Stepney / Poplar: Tidey Street

Tidey Street: papers and photographs, 1956

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.3.3a
Scope and Contents File of papers and photographs relating to the development of the Tidey Street housing scheme in Stepney / Poplar. This was Neighbourhood Number 7 of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The black and white photographic prints consist of: 4 prints (20cm x 24.5cm) of an architectural model for the reconstruction of the area at 1' to 32" scale; 1 print of a coded plan of the development and 1 print of an architectural drawing of a tower...
Dates: 1956
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: other areas / Other areas of Stepney / Poplar: Tidey Street

Town Planning Committee: agenda, 1950-1958

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/A/1.1
Scope and Contents

Incomplete set of agenda for the London County Council Town Planning Committee. Agenda items are very complete, containing full details for decisions which the council has taken and the reasons for these. They also give details of the reports which are going to be discussed, their authors and the reference number for these.

Dates: 1950-1958
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Committee reports and agenda / Committee reports and agenda: Town Planning Committee

Town Planning Committee: County Planning Report, 1950s

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/A/1.4
Scope and Contents Typescript series of reports entitled County Planning Report . These are presented as chapters of a book but also have Town Planning Committee report numbers, suggesting that they were prepared as agenda items. They cover communications, public utilities, areas of comprehensive development, proposed new areas of comprehensive development, civic design, planning standards and appendices. These reports were produced in conjunction with...
Dates: 1950s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Committee reports and agenda / Committee reports and agenda: Town Planning Committee

Town Planning Committee: notes of decisions, 1958-1959

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/A/1.3
Scope and Contents

2 copies of London County Council's Town Planning Committee Notes of Decisions. These summarise the decisions made at Town Planning Committee meetings, the action points and who is to undertake the actions.

Dates: 1958-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Committee reports and agenda / Committee reports and agenda: Town Planning Committee

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