Bush Fair neighbourhood centre, Harlow, Essex: the pedestrian precinct with the sculpture 'Boar' by Elisabeth Frink
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA10538 |
| Architect/Designer | Frink, Dame Elisabeth (1930-1993)
Gibberd, Sir Frederick (1908-1984)
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| Artist/Photographer | de Mare, Eric (1910-2002)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | Harlow |
| Subject Date | 1950 |
| Image Date | 1960 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Modern Movement |
| Medium | Negative |
| Library Reference | EDMN1015 |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Eric de Mare / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
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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Subject tags
shops, sculpture, new towns, shopping centres