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Postwar Reconstruction

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = PJM

Found in 163 Collections and/or Records:

Plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood: Plan of Lansbury Park plantings, June 1958

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.6e
Scope and Contents

Copy plan (67cm x 89cm) by George Logie, showing the planting plan for Lansbury Park at 64' to 1" scale. This was in the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney and Poplar, which became the subject of the "Live Architecture Exhibition" at the Festival of Britain, 1951.

Dates: June 1958

Plans: perspective drawings, c1955

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/5.2.4
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3 copy architectural perspective drawings (45cm x 61cm) by TV Murray showing the proposed main shopping centre, the tower block and roundabout and Newington Butts at Comprehensive Development Area no 5: Elephant and Castle.

Dates: c1955

Plans: Railway boundaries, c1953

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.21
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4 copy plans (70cm x 103cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. These consist of 4 overdrawn Ordnance Survey plans showing the boundary of land owned by an unspecified railway company on London's South Bank. 2 of the plans are at 88' to 1" scale, the other 2 are at approximately 1:2500 scale.

Dates: c1953

Plans: Reconstruction areas in Bermondsey Town and Country Planning Act 1944, 1944

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/3.2.1
Scope and Contents 3 printed plans and by the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department showing reconstruction areas in Bermondsey Town, London.,. The plans were published as part of the Town and Country Planning Act, ( 1944) 1 plan (77cm x 154cm) is an overdrawn Ordnance Survey plan at 1:2500 scale showing an "Article IV Direction: proposed declaratory area". the other 2 plans (26cm x...
Dates: 1944

Plans: Reconstruction areas in Stepney / Poplar, 1946-1947

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.4.1
Scope and Contents 6 printed plans (50cm x 89cm) by the Town Planning Division of London County Council Architect's Department showing the planned reconstruction areas in Stepney and Poplar in London. The plans are overprinted on Ordnance Survey base plan at 6 inches to 1 mile scale and comprise: a boundary plan "Declaratory order plan" - areas subject to Compulsory Purchase Order "Zoning...
Dates: 1946-1947

Plans: Scheme A site layout plans, February 1953

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.3
Scope and Contents

2 copy architectural plans (69cm x 102cm) by the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department showing the site layout for carparks and the airways terminal planned for London's South Bank. The plans are at 1/88" to 1' scale and show "Scheme A". 1 plan shows the excavation level for the planned car park and airport terminal. 1 plan shows the roof level for the whole scheme including the square footage and person capacity of each of the major buildings.

Dates: February 1953

Plans: South Bank assorted perspective drawings, c1953

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.7
Scope and Contents 4 perspective drawings of the South Bank in London: pencil manuscript drawing, on transparency, (61cm x 87cm) showing the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department's vision for the area. printed drawing (17cm x 50cm) showing the area to the west of Waterloo Bridge showing the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Festival...
Dates: c1953

Plans: South Bank CDA layout plans, c1953

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.10
Scope and Contents 2 plans by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department, showing the South Bank Comprehensive Development Area (CDA) in London. The first is a printed Ordnance Survey plan (84cm x 116cm) at 6" to 1 mile scale showing central London with the different areas of the CDA overlain in red and pink paint with pencil identifiers. The second is a copy sketch plan of the CDA Area (77cm x 130cm) at a large scale...
Dates: c1953

Plans: South Bank interim development, 1951-1952

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.20
Scope and Contents 1 manuscript an 6 copy plans (75cm x 131cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department. The plans show the Interim Development for the South Bank Comprehensive Development Area. The manuscript plan is in ink on transparancy and shows a base map of the area at 1:500 scale. 2 of the copy plans are 1/2 size reductions of this plan - 1 with additional shading added to the original base plan, and some hand shading. The...
Dates: 1951-1952

Plans: South Bank layout plan, c1953

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.8
Scope and Contents

1 manuscript plan (71cm x 105cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council's Architect's Department showing the proposed layout of London's South Bank. The plan is overdrawn, in felt-tip pen and coloured pencil, on a transparency 1:1250 scale Ordnance Survey plan of the area. Statistics concerning the plot sizes, personnel accommodation and plot ratios are included.

Dates: c1953