Scope and Contents George Square redevelopment consists of: general correspondence, (1969-1973) Civic Trust Award, (1969) reports, (1960-1973) general photographs, (1965-1967) plans: faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, (1964-1966) plans: landscape and streetscape, (1964-1965) plans: faculty of science, (1963) ...

Scope and Contents 3 copy plans, on paper, (85cm x 115cm) showing the proposed road realignment of Lothian Street and Potterrow, in Edinburgh, to make way for the construction of Bristo Square. One plan shows the road alignment and associated banking and bridgework overlain on an Ordnance Survey 1:1250 plan. This also shows the electricity supply in the area overlaid. The other 2 plans are at 1:500 scale show different details of layout, measurements, street furniture etc. One of these plans is hand...

Scope and Contents Mixed collection of working drawings and plans (maximum dimension 86cm x 122cm) depicting the creation of Bristo Square in Edinburgh. There is a 3-dimensional pencil drawing, on tracing paper, of an oblique bird's eye view of the square and its adjacent buildings. 2 coloured (in thick felt-tip pen) paper stylised manuscript plans of the area. The first shows the proposed surface of the square, the second shows the site-lines around the area of the square. There are 2 sheets of small-scale...

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7 black and white photographic prints (20cm x 26cm). 5 show different architectural models of the Piccadilly Circus area of London. The remainder shows a drawing of the area. These prints were part of the London County Council Architect's Department Collection.

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3 copy sketch plans (46cm x 76cm) probably by the Town Planning Division of the London County Council's Architect's Department, showing sketch historical street layouts for the Saint Paul's Cathedral area of the City of London. The plans show the area immediately before the Great Fire of London, (1666), Sir Christopher Wren's plan for the City of London, (1666) and the existing street plan in 1939.

Scope and Contents 7 copy plans (84cm x 103cm) probably by the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department showing historical ideas for the redevelopment of the precinct around Saint Paul's Cathedral in the City of London and the relative size of the cathedral in relation to other major historical cathedrals. The plans are overdrawn on Ordnance Survey Plans at 1:1250 scale and comprise: Royal...

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2 copy plans (51cm x 76cm) by the North East Group of London County Council's Architect's Departments Town Planning Division showing plan amendment no 15 for the proposed development of St Paul's Cathedral precinct area in the City of London. One plan is the Programme map giving a time-scale for the development, the other map is a land-use map.

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2 copy architectural plans (69cm x 102cm) and (38cm x 51cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the London County Council's Architect's Department Town Planning Division showing large scale plans for 2 different levels of the new precinct at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The plans are hand coloured and feature a shopping area, the choir school and car parking.

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...

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Photograph of the plaza at Tepic, Mexico showing trees, monuments and buildings in the early 20th century.