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Papers and plans relating to the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 3: Bermondsey:

Scope and Contents Black and white photographic prints (19cm x 24cm) of architectural models of the Poplar area of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. There are 10 photographs of a small-scale model of the whole Poplar area. One of these shows the model in an exhibition concerning the reconstruction of the area being inspected by Percy Johnson-Marshall, Hubert Bennet, and LW Lane in 1955. There is also a photograph of an architectural...

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Small selection of reports to the London County Council Housing Committee and the Housing Development and Management Sub-committee. These mostly concern the development of maisonettes and flats by London County Council. One concerns reports and analysis of the 1951 census.

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4 mounted black and white photographic prints (20cm x 25cm) showing flats in Gipsy Road, which were built for Lambeth Borough Council during the 1940s. These were part of the London County Council Architect's Department Collection.

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3 black and white photographic prints (19cm x 25cm). Two show different unidentified architectural models for housing developments. The third shows some historic archways standing amongst rubble. These were part of the London County Council Architect's Department Collection.

Scope and Contents Mixed collection of black and white photographic prints. 53 of the prints (max 24cm x 30cm, min 11cm x 17cm) show old or derelict buildings and waste land before reconstruction, some of which have a location, date or London County Council Architect's Town Planning Division stamp on the reverse. The remainder (21cm x 25) are of completed building projects by London County Council Architect's Department, including flats and housing in Stepney / Poplar, a children's play area, Lansbury market,...

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6 black and white photographic prints (20cm x 25cm) showing office blocks. 3 show an office block at 20 Albert Embankment, London, under construction; 2 show different architectural models of office blocks; 1 shows some flatted housing. These were part of the London County Council Architect's Department Collection.

Scope and Contents 3 copy plans with hand colouring in paint and pencil (66cm x 98cm) by the Town Planning Division of the London County Council Architect's Department, showing a planned estate of flats at Calcutta Street in Stepney, London. These plans were presented to the London County Council Housing and Town Planning Joint Development Committee) on 16 January 1952 and their Town Planning Committee on 11 February 1952, and consist of: a location plan at 1:2500 scale and a colour coded location plan, at 1"...

Scope and Contents File of printed articles relating to architecture and London County Council housing developments. The majority of the articles are reprints from architectural journals in the 1950s. There are a few press-clippings relating to architectural developments. There are also some typescript and manuscript notes by Percy Johnson-Marshall concerning a proposed article for the Town and Planning Association Journal , and a list of dissemination...

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2 copy architectural plans (23cm x 39cm) by the Housing Division of London County Council's Architect's department of flatted housing for the St Anne's Neighbourhood, designated neighbourhood number 4a within London County Council's Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The plans comprise small scale cross-section elevations across the neighbourhood.