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This file contains press clippings and journal articles by Sir Donald Evelyn Edward Gibson concerning Coventry City Council's experimental pre-fabricated housing and other new housing developments.

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"Coventry of Tomorrow" series consists of:

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Papers, photographs and plans from Coventry City Architect's Department consists of:

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File containing an article by Percy Johnson-Marshall entitled "Reconstruction and the Services" submitted to the editor of the United Services Institute Journal 22 November 1943, a copy of Association for Planning and Regional Reconstruction Progress Sheet no 145, drawing of a spider and press clippings relating to reconstruction.

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Redevelopment of Coventry - general material consists of:

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...

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...

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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

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...

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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.