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Housing, Willowfield, Harlow, Essex: the blocks of two-bedroom flats

RIBA Ref No RIBA75165
Architect/DesignerGibberd, Sir Frederick (1908-1984)
Harlow Development Corporation. Architects' Department
Artist/PhotographerMcCann, John (1926-2018)
CountryUK: England
CityHarlow
Subject Date1965
Image Date1965
ViewExterior
StyleModern Movement
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceBM/H&F/104/C (MC5551F)
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditJohn McCann / RIBA Collections
SubjectAt Home in Britain: Flats ; Children ; New towns ; Housing
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 first residential tower block in Britain.
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