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Town centre, Stevenage, Hertfordshire: Town Square with the clock tower on the left

RIBA Ref No RIBA52881
Architect/DesignerStevenage Development Corporation
Vincent, Leonard (1916-2007)
Artist/PhotographerMaltby, John (1910-1980)
CountryUK: England
CityStevenage
Subject Date1959
Image Date1959
ViewTopographical
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceMAL39232
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditJohn Maltby / RIBA Collections
SubjectSupermarkets ; Town planning ; Clock towers ; New towns ; Water features
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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