Unexecuted design for housing scheme, Peterlee: layout plan

NOTES: Peterlee New Town in County Durham was founded in 1948. The Peterlee Development Corporation, established that year under the direction of A. V. Williams, was responsible for its development over several decades. R. J. A. Gazzard was the chief architect responsible for this phase of the development while Daniel, Dixon were responsible for the design of the housing and Pasmore for the landscaping.

NOTES: Rothes was an experimental colliery for which Glenrothes, Scotland's second New Town, was created in 1948 to provide housing for the coal miners and their families. The pit closed in 1961 because of unstemmable flooding problems and a decline in coal requirements nationwide.

NOTES: The designers associated with the C.O.I. for the various sections of this exhibition included: Peter Moro, Robin Day, Ronald Avery, Ian Chapman, Messrs. Davy and Chapman, Ronald Dickens, Gordon Cullen, Pauline Behr, W.F. Manthorpe. Misha Black was the Supervising Designer, James Holland the Chief Designer, and R. J. Harrison, Chief Architect, C.O.I.