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The LCC and the Arts I: The Open-Air Sculpture Exhibitions | Municipal Dreams
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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. The LCC and the Arts I: The Open-Air Sculpture Exhibitions. Posted by Municipal Dreams. Parks and open space. Asymp; 13 Comments. But beyond this as if those values were not sufficiently remarkable by contemporary standards there was a belief in a democratic and shared civic culture. The arts were understood as an integral part of this. At a national level, the Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts founded in 1940 was replaced,...
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The Pepys Estate, Deptford: from ‘Showcase’ to ‘Nightmare’ | Municipal Dreams
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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. The Pepys Estate, Deptford: from ‘Showcase’ to ‘Nightmare’. Posted by Municipal Dreams. Asymp; 9 Comments. We left the Pepys Estate, recently constructed and a prestige GLC scheme, in a good place last week. It was popular and well-regarded: (1). People were fighting to move onto [the Estate] and the lucky ones felt privileged. They were proud to be part of a showcase spotlessly clean and well looked after. And it may surprise you to lea...
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The Spirit of ’45 | Municipal Dreams
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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. The Spirit of ’45. The Spirit of ’45: thoughts on Ken Loach’s film. He carried three letters with him in his wallet through his life. The first told of the birth of his daughter. The second praised his contribution as a construction worker to the Festival of Britain. The third informed him that he had been given a council house in the New Town of Stevenage. There in a nutshell is the spirit of ’45. Which brings us to the means. The m...
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The LCC and the Arts II: the ‘Patronage of the Arts’ Scheme | Municipal Dreams
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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. The LCC and the Arts II: the ‘Patronage of the Arts’ Scheme. Posted by Municipal Dreams. Parks and open space. Asymp; 5 Comments. Last week’s post looked at the LCC’s open-air sculpture exhibitions. Henry Moore, Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 3, the Brandon Estate, Lambeth Steve Cadman and made available through a Creative Commons licence. The origins of the scheme are marked by their time and place. Although a Conservative governmen...
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Social Housing as Heritage: Thoughts on the National Trust and Balfron Tower | Municipal Dreams
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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. Social Housing as Heritage: Thoughts on the National Trust and Balfron Tower. Following a recent post on Balfron Tower, I sent a slightly snarky tweet to National Trust London. To be fair to the National Trust, they responded:. And a dialogue and invitation ensued to attend the Balfron tour. Last Friday, I went along. It’s an interesting building and it has to be a good thing, doesn’t it? It provides local youngsters with activities and ...
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The Pepys Estate, Deptford: for ‘the peaceful enjoyment and well-being of Londoners’ | Municipal Dreams
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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. The Pepys Estate, Deptford: for ‘the peaceful enjoyment and well-being of Londoners’. Posted by Municipal Dreams. Asymp; 10 Comments. We could start in 1513, the date when Henry VIII established the Chief Naval Dockyard (frequented by Samuel Pepys when Clerk to the Navy Board in the later 18. A residue of the GLC’s role in designing and constructing the Estate and a reminder of its original lay-out. Construction began in 1966 with the ne...
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Community groups supporting each other on London planning. Skip to primary content. Greater London The London Plan. Consultation responses April 2014. EiP Matters, Statements, programme. Just Space Conference 2016 April. Just Space Community Conference 2016 Feb. Just Space community conference 2015. Value capture, ‘viability’. London pressure groups and think tanks. Http:/ www.futureoflondon.org.uk. National and regional campaigns and groups. Is an online resource, owned and led by activists, helping loc...
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