Clock tower and memorial to Lewis Silkin, Town Centre, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Architect/Designer | Stevenage Development Corporation |
| Vincent, Leonard (1916-2007) |
Artist/Photographer | De Wolfe, Ivy |
Country | UK: England |
City | Stevenage |
Subject Date | 1958 |
Image Date | 1962 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | 33717/36 (IDW A6/62) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Monuments ; Clock towers ; New towns ; Town planning ; Shopping centres |
NOTES: Stevenage was designated as England's first New Town in 1946, followed by the other London orbital developments of Basildon, Harlow, Hemel Hempstead and Bracknell. The development of the New Towns, built after World War II to ease overcrowding in London, was overseen by Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin (1888-1972), the Minister for Town and Country Planning from 1945 to 1950. Leonard Vincent was the Chief Architect responsible for the town centre.
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