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London County Council, Greater London Council, pre- and post-1965 boroughs in London (+ occasional forays outside of the capital). Municipal stuff from the past that lives on today. Oh, and new towns, shopping centres, infrastructure etc.
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Okey doke, here’s one for you then (and apologies if you have written about this before) - did the GLC invent the concept of the square roundabout? And why did they love them so much?
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Okey doke, here’s one for you then (and apologies if you have written about this before) - did the GLC invent the concept of the square roundabout? And why did they love them so much?
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On December 18 #sketchpadvent reaches the 1944 Greater London Plan. Peter Shepheard’s illustration of how rebuilt Ongar might look
December 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
On December 18 #sketchpadvent reaches the 1944 Greater London Plan. Peter Shepheard’s illustration of how rebuilt Ongar might look
Not just blue and grey - orange too!
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Not just blue and grey - orange too!
…then you will want to read this from one of the predecessor Authorities!
“A Guide to the profitable use of Leisure”
“A Guide to the profitable use of Leisure”
December 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
…then you will want to read this from one of the predecessor Authorities!
“A Guide to the profitable use of Leisure”
“A Guide to the profitable use of Leisure”
And a bit more:
December 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
And a bit more:
No, not so far.
December 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
No, not so far.
Tends to be technical drawings and lots of text - the covers are generally the bit I like (and can understand!) the most.
December 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tends to be technical drawings and lots of text - the covers are generally the bit I like (and can understand!) the most.
And, of course, this from the other day: bsky.app/profile/lccm...
Cover of the day: from 1968, here is the Cement and Concrete Association’s brochure on the Western Avenue Extension aka Westway. It was published two years prior to the opening of the Westway, so it’s all artists’ impressions:
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And, of course, this from the other day: bsky.app/profile/lccm...
A wall mosaic from the late 1980s attached to Columbia School - that is definitely an unorthodox ilea logo! The Tower Hamlets one is the Council-level version used in the Neighbourhoods era.
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A wall mosaic from the late 1980s attached to Columbia School - that is definitely an unorthodox ilea logo! The Tower Hamlets one is the Council-level version used in the Neighbourhoods era.
Yes, I guess so - I’ll have to see if I can find out more about this quaintly named group!
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Yes, I guess so - I’ll have to see if I can find out more about this quaintly named group!
Here goes - the caption in the second image is for the picture in the first image, from what looks like the southern stretch of the East Cross Route
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Here goes - the caption in the second image is for the picture in the first image, from what looks like the southern stretch of the East Cross Route