Recreation

Prince of Wales (later George V) riding to a shoot

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George V of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)

Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear: works at leisure seen through the football club goal net

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NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 3: Town Workshop' in Architectural Review, vol. 146, 1969 Nov.

Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear: workers at leisure

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NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 3: Town Workshop' in Architectural Review, vol. 146, 1969 Nov.

Playtime at Coppice County Junior School, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

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Warwickshire County Council. Architects Department

NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 4: 'The Continuing Community' in Architectural Review, vol. 147, 1970 Jan. This school was built using the CLASP method of construction.

Anglican Church of St Philip and St James, Hodge Hill, Birmingham: the main congregational area being used for youth badminton

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Birmingham School of Architecture

NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 5: 'Religion and Environment' in Architectural Review, vol. 147, 1970 Mar. Commissioned by the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham, this multi-use complex was designed by the Institute for the Study of Worship at Birmingham University and the Live Projects Department of the Birmingham School of Architecture and led by Martin Purdy, project architect. After extensive consultation with the vicar and parishioners, a pre-school nursery, workshop, cinema, day centre for old people, library, lounge, art room, games spaces and bar were included in the final project. The church closed in 2008 when the high cost of repairs to the building was deemed uneconomic.

Anglican Church of St Philip and St James, Hodge Hill, Birmingham: indoor football in the games hall

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Birmingham School of Architecture

NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 5: 'Religion and Environment' in Architectural Review, vol. 147, 1970 Mar. Commissioned by the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham, this multi-use complex was designed by the Institute for the Study of Worship at Birmingham University and the Live Projects Department of the Birmingham School of Architecture and led by Martin Purdy, project architect. After extensive consultation with the vicar and parishioners, a pre-school nursery, workshop, cinema, day centre for old people, library, lounge, art room, games spaces and bar were included in the final project. The church closed in 2008 when the high cost of repairs to the building was deemed uneconomic.

Housing, Studland Park, Newmarket: men in suits playing skittles

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Erskine, Ralph (1914-2005)

NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 8: Housing' in Architectural Review, vol. 148, 1970 Sep.

Clareville Court, Clareville Grove, South Kensington, London: the squash court seen from the spectators' gallery on the ground floor

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Wornum, George Grey (1888-1957)

Police Headquarters, Bishopsgate, City of London: the muster room with boxing ring

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Vine & Vine

NOTES: This police headquarters comprised a police station, an accommodation block with facilities for single and married policemen, a police hospital on the top floors and a rifle and revolver range in the basement.

Mairie-ecole d'Onex, Geneva: the roof of the 'salle polyvalante' with frieze decoration and paintings by Erich Hermes

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Braillard, Maurice (1879-1965)

NOTES: The 'salle polyvalente' was a multi-purpose room, used for gym displays, dining and various celebrations.

Design for Lord Ossory and Lord Palmerston's skittle ground: plan and details of skittles; with details of a frieze and bracket

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Holland, Henry (1745-1806)

NOTES: This drawing is part of a volume of 101 leaves containing details of interior decoration, chiefly chimneypieces and mouldings, compiled in Holland's office after 1801.

Unidentified recreation centre

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NOTES: This image is from a personal album belonging to John Pantlin.