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Housing in Lambeth 1965-80 and its National Conext: a Thematic Study |
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Historic England Research Reports
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Abstract: |
This short report was commissioned by English Heritage's Designation Department(South team) in response to an application to list the Cressingham Gardens Estate in Lambeth, south London. With the reorganisation of London government in 1965 responsibility for housing was transferred to the London County Council (LCC) to the London boroughs. Edward (Ted) Hollamby (1921-99) moved from the LCC Architect's Department to Lambeth in 1963, presiding over a new Department of Architecture and Planning. Over the following two decades Lambeth gained a national reputation for its public housing schemes, which ranged from prefabricated towers to innovative low-rise schemes via sensitive refurbishment schemes which patched up the existing urban fabric. Bespoke accomodation was designed for semi-independent older people, different family groupings and disabled people and most schemes included community and welfare facilities. The report contains sections profiling Hollamby's career, the Lambeth Architect's department and key Lambeth housing schemes from 1965 to 1980. The final section examines the national context of public housing during a diverse and little-understood period of architectural history, with particular reference to so-called 'low-rise, high-density' schemes. |
Author: |
G Franklin
Elain Harwood
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Publisher: |
Historic England
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2014
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Housing in Lambeth 1965-80 |
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Greater London |
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Lambeth |
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LAMBETH |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 530590, 174394 (Easting, Northing)
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englishh2-256407 |
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2/2014 |
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A4 bound report of 24pp.
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |