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Postwar Reconstruction

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

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Lansbury Neighbourhood: Festival of Britain Exhibition, 1951

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.2
Scope and Contents

Papers and posters relating to ther "Live Architecture Exhibition in the Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. This was staged by London County Council Architect's Department as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951:


  1. papers, (1951)
  2. posters, (1951)
Dates: 1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lansbury Neighbourhood: paperwork, 1950s

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.1
Scope and Contents Papers relating to the development of Lansbury, London. This was designated neighbourhood 9 in London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney and Poplar. There is a file entitled "Public buildings: N 9", which details the public buildings in the neighbourhood, including a map, some details of the building and notes of meetings concerning their development. There are also some miscellaneous loose papers which consist of: a report on Chrisp Street...
Dates: 1950s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lansbury Neighbourhood: photographs, 1940s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.5
Scope and Contents Photographs of architectural models for a number of the areas of the Lansbury Neighbourhood of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The series consists of: East India Dock Road Neighbourhood Model, (1949) Lansbury 1st model, (1940s) Lansbury 2nd model, (1940s) Lansbury model of stage 1, (1940s) ...
Dates: 1940s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lansbury Neighbourhood: plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood, c1949-1950s

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.6
Scope and Contents Plans of Lansbury Neighbourhood (Neighbourhood no 9) of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar: layout plans, ( c1953-1955 ) London County Council reconstruction area in Stepney / Poplar - Neighbourhood no 9, ( c1949-1955 ) East India Dock Road Neighbourhood - area and house plans, ( 1949-1950s ) Lansbury Market,...
Dates: c1949-1950s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lansbury Neighbourhood: press articles, 1950-1951

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Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.3
Scope and Contents

Public relations file concerning the development of Lansbury, Neighbourhood no 9 in London County Council Comprehensive Redevelopment Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. There is also a number of press clippings: an article from the Manchester Guardian dated 11 September 1951, a Festival of Britain supplement from The Times, and part of a reprint from the Architect and Building News, 9 June 1950.

Dates: 1950-1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lansbury Neighbourhood: Trinity Congregational Church, 1950s

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.7
Scope and Contents

Papers, plans and architectural model photographs relating to Trinity Congregational Church, constructed as as part of the Lansbury Neighbourhood of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The original church at this location had been completely destroyed by bomb damage in World War II. The architects were Cecil Charles Handisyde and DR Stark

Dates: 1950s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Stepney / Poplar / Stepney / Poplar: Lansbury Neighbourhood

Lewisham Clock Tower: papers, 7 September 1953

 Item
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/7.1
Scope and Contents

Typescript note concerning a change of use, from office buildings to residential, for buildings planned as part of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 7: Lewisham Clock Tower.

Dates: 7 September 1953
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Lewisham Clock Tower

London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions, 1951-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/D/5
Scope and Contents

London County Council Architect's Department: exhibitions consists of:


  1. exhibition papers and photographs, (1951-1959)
  2. exhibition poster and plan, (c1951)
Dates: 1951-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Architect's Department

London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas, 1944-c1960

 Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E
Scope and Contents London County Council: Comprehensive development areas consists of: City of London, (1947-1959) Stepney / Poplar, ( 1940-1961 ) Bermondsey, ( 1944-1959 ) South Bank, (1949-c1960) Elephant and Castle, (1951-c1956 ) Bunhill Fields, ( 1950s ) Lewisham Clock Tower, ( 1950s ) Woolwich, (...
Dates: 1944-c1960
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council

London County Council: photographs, 1940s-1950s

 Series
Identifier: PJM/LCC/G
Scope and Contents Photographs consists of: office blocks, 1950s Gipsy Road, Lambeth, 1940s housing development models and archways, 1950s the south prospect of London, 1666, 1950s architectural models, 1950s architectural models (2), 1958-1961 miscellaneous, 1950s County of London Plan, 1940s ...
Dates: 1940s-1950s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council

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