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City Planning

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

Found in 311 Collections and/or Records:

Plans: Tollcross CDA development brief, 1970

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/A/1.4
Scope and Contents

Set of 6 manuscript plans at 1:1250 scale showing the proposed Comprehensive Development Area for the Tollcross area of Edinburgh (32cm x 60cm), produced for the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning. These show a proposed one way gyratory road system, land use zoning, phasing, and possible building development. 4 of the plans are hand-coloured on paper. The remainder are transparent overlays with blocks of colour using "Letratone".

Dates: 1970

Plans: Upstream offices, 1953-1956

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.11
Scope and Contents 8 copy plans (69cm x 101cm) showing the planned development of Upstream Offices on the South Bank, London. This office tower block was part of the planned South Bank Permanent Development and was later occupied by the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. 6 of the plans are by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. 1 plan comprises site plans and sections for alternative positions of the blocks at 1" to 88'...
Dates: 1953-1956

Plans: Westminster Precinct, 1950s-1964

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/F/2.2
Scope and Contents Manuscript and copy architectural plans (59cm x 78cm) probably by the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department showing plans for the redevelopment of Westminster Precinct in London. There are 3 copies of each plan: 1 manuscript on transparancy, 1 transparancy and 1 paper. The plans are numbered 4 and 5 at 1:1250 scale. Plan 4 shows a plan of the buildings in the area, and plan 5 shows a section. In addition there is a printed location plan (20cm x 33cm) of the...
Dates: 1950s-1964

Press: press releases, 1950-1962

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/B/1
Scope and Contents Incomplete file of press releases issued by London County Council. These relate to the Council's housing, architecture and town planning functions. The subjects encompass housing policy, housing developments areas, Comprehensive Redevelopment Areas and provision of public buildings. Individual projects featured include: housing developments in Wandsworth; construction of a number of new schools; redevelopment of Stepney / Poplar, Elephant and Castle and Deptford; and the South Bank...
Dates: 1950-1962

Proposed dental hospital, University of Edinburgh : general correspondence, 1967-1976

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/10.1
Scope and Contents A file entitled "Lister Trust Site - proposed Dental Hospital". The file contains notes of meetings with interested parties, correspondence, committee papers and minutes relating to the University of Edinburgh's application to the the Corporation of the City of Edinburgh for planning permission to build a dental hospital on a site owned by the Lister Trust, close to the location of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, at the time. Committee papers represented include: The University of Edinburgh...
Dates: 1967-1976

Proposed dental hospital, University of Edinburgh: site studies, c1974

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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/10.2
Scope and Contents

Two studies carried out by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates, evaluating sites for the construction of a proposed Dental Hospital and School for the University of Edinburgh. The first compares 3 sites within the University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area. The second looks in more detail at one of the sites, the "Bristo Site".

Dates: c1974

Redevelopment of Coventry - general papers, c1945

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Identifier: PJM/CCC/A/1/1
Scope and Contents File of papers relating to the redevelopment of Coventry. Includes an application under section I of the Town and Country Planning Act ( 1944) for the redevelopment of Coventry city centre, proceedings of the local public enquiry concerning this application for 25 June 1945 and captions to some missing photographs. There are also 2 pamphlets concerning Coventry's redevelopment and a contemporary street...
Dates: c1945

Redevelopment of Coventry - general photographs, 1939

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Identifier: PJM/CCC/A/1/2
Scope and Contents Redevelopment of Coventry - general photographs consists of: 22 black and white photographic prints (9cm x 11.5cm) showing the first architectural model for the proposed redevelopment of the city centre. It was built by members of the Coventry City Architect's Department, under the direction of the City Architect Donald Gibson, during their spare time in, 1939 4 black and white...
Dates: 1939

Redevelopment of Coventry - press clippings and articles, 1940-1944

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Identifier: PJM/CCC/A/1/3
Scope and Contents

Collection of press clippings and articles concerning the redevelopment of Coventry. These appeared in a number of newspapers and journals including the Indian Forces newspaper "Contact", the "Coventry Herald" and "Illustrated". Authors include Sir Donald Evelyn Edward Gibson and Frank Tilsley

Dates: 1940-1944

Redevelopment of Coventry - proposed redevelopment plans, c1941-1943

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Identifier: PJM/CCC/A/1/4
Scope and Contents Redevelopment of Coventry - proposed redevelopment plans consists of a set of 16 copy plans of the proposed redevelopment of Coventry. These cover a number of alternatives for the proposed redevelopment scheme: 5 plans (68cm x 70cm) at 1:2500 scale and are by the city architect, Sir Donald Evelyn Edward Gibson. Each of these plans differs slightly and one is hand-coloured to match the integral...
Dates: c1941-1943