The Lawn, Harlow, Essex: the Tower
Architect/Designer | Gibberd, Sir Frederick (1908-1984) |
Artist/Photographer | McCann, John (1926-2018) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Harlow |
Subject Date | 1951 |
Image Date | 1951 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | MC218 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | John McCann / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Brickwork ; Flats ; Housing ; Towers |
NOTES: Harlow New Town, together with the London orbital developments of Basildon, Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, was built after World War II to ease overcrowding in London. The masterplan for the town was drawn up by Frederick Gibberd in 1947. It is notable for being the location of the first pedestrian precinct and The Lawn, the first residential tower in Britain.
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