NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. The artists and designers Christopher and Robin Ironside designed the huge coat of arms which was the centrepiece of the coronation decorations in Whitehall. Sir Hugh Casson was the consulting architect for the coronation decorations.

NOTES: The statue of Eros was designed by Sir Arthur Gilbert and erected in 1893. Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

NOTES: The statue of Eros was designed by Sir Arthur Gilbert and erected in 1893. Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. The artists and designers Christopher and Robin Ironside designed the huge coat of arms which was the centrepiece of the coronation decorations in Whitehall. Sir Hugh Casson was the consulting architect for the coronation decorations.

NOTES: The Perpendicular Gothic style church of St John the Baptist was completed in 1520. Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

NOTES: This image shows the Churchill Gardens Estate decorated with flags to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. The drawing is signed 'H.M'.

NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Sir Hugh Casson was the consulting architect for the coronation decorations.

NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

NOTES: Elizabeth ascended the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Sir Hugh Casson was the consulting architect for the coronation decorations.

NOTES: The Congres International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM), founded in Switzerland in 1928 and disbanded in 1959, was the think tank of the Modern Movement. For a full list of the delgates depicted in this image see: Architectural Design, October 1947, p.258. See also: RIBA94519.

NOTES: Built between 1957 and 1961, this mixed high-density and controversial housing development was planned and designed by Sheffield Corporation City Architect's Department led by J. L. Womersley.

NOTES: This was one of the first low-rise, high-density schemes in London and was commissioned by Westminster City Council. It was developed in three phases between 1964 and 1972. It was designated a conservation area in 1990.

SOURCE: Architectural Forum, vol. 65, 1936 September, p. 232

NOTES: This photograph is one of a number of Indian portraits collected by Dame Jane Drew. During the 1950s Drew, her husband Maxwell Fry and Pierre Jeanneret worked alongside Le Corbusier on the project to build Chandigarh, the new capital city of the state of Punjab.

NOTES: This drawing is numbered X/18 in the Burlington-Devonshire Collection. It shows a plan of the executed portion, as well as an elevation of the terrace wall, of the unfinished Villa Madama, Rome, designed by Raphael and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.

NOTES: Cragside was the enlargement of a shooting lodge of 1864 into a large country house. The alterations took place in stages over the period 1869-1885.

NOTES: Campbell originally intended to build a single house for himself but, owing to economic pressures, he built two more in the 1930s (Gate House and Point Head Cottage) and planned a whole development. The design for Chapel Point House evolved during the building process, becoming larger than originally envisioned. This image is a print with colour washes added.

NOTES: Lubetkin was architect-planner for Peterlee New Town, County Durham 1948-1950.

NOTES: The designers associated with the C.O.I. for the various sections of this exhibition included: Peter Moro, Robin Day, Ronald Avery, Ian Chapman, Messrs. Davy and Chapman, Ronald Dickens, Gordon Cullen, Pauline Behr, W.F. Manthorpe. Misha Black was the Supervising Designer, James Holland the Chief Designer, and R. J. Harrison, Chief Architect, C.O.I.

NOTES: Peterlee New Town in County Durham was founded in 1948. The Peterlee Development Corporation, established that year under the direction of A. V. Williams, was responsible for its development over several decades. R. J. A. Gazzard was the chief architect responsible for this phase of the development while Daniel, Dixon were responsible for the design of the housing and Pasmore for the landscaping.

NOTES: Rothes was an experimental colliery for which Glenrothes, Scotland's second New Town, was created in 1948 to provide housing for the coal miners and their families. The pit closed in 1961 because of unstemmable flooding problems and a decline in coal requirements nationwide.

NOTES: This bank which was a listed building was scheduled for demolition in 1975 when this image was taken. It was part of a slew of buildings listed as under threat in European Heritage Year 1975.

NOTES: The bank, built in Italian Renaissance style by Kinnear & Peddie in 1885, has been preserved and flanked with new offices on either side. This shows the building after renovation with the two new wings added to match the original building .

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space. The older building can be seen on the left.

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space.

NOTES: This was a conversion of an old terrace house into offices by Peter Lucas. The ground floor reception area and office, plus all the furniture was designed by John Makepeace.

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space.

NOTES: This bank, built in an Italian Renaissance style by Kinnear & Peddie in 1885, was preserved and flanked with new offices on either side (following partial demolition of the adjacent buildings). This image was taken prior to the work undertaken by architects Robert Hurd & Partners in 1977.

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space. The older building can be seen on the far left of the image.

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space.

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space.

NOTES: This was a conversion of an old terrace house into offices by Peter Lucas. The ground floor reception area and office, plus all the furniture was designed by John Makepeace.

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space.

NOTES: This was an extension to an Art Deco building of the 1930s. The architects added a new banking hall and offices, as well as lettable office space.