F. G. Southgate
In 1942 he drew up a plan of the "main lines by which the town would develop after the war", for the Planning and Reconstruction Committee of Walthamstow borough. Among his notable designs for the borough was the Countess Road development of 19 blocks of flats (1946), and Central Parade, Walthamstow, (1958) described by Historic England as embodying "the Festival style, blending pattern and colour, surface decoration, slender detailing and lively rhythmical modelling with conviction and élan".
F. G. Southgate
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In 1942 he drew up a plan of the "main lines by which the town would develop after the war", for the Planning and Reconstruction Committee of Walthamstow borough. Among his notable designs for the borough was the Countess Road development of 19 blocks of flats (1946), and Central Parade, Walthamstow, (1958) described by Historic England as embodying "the Festival style, blending pattern and colour, surface decoration, slender detailing and lively rhythmical modelling with conviction and élan".
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In 1942 he drew up a plan of the "main lines by which the town would develop after the war", for the Planning and Reconstruction Committee of Walthamstow borough. Among his notable designs for the borough was the Countess Road development of 19 blocks of flats (1946), and Central Parade, Walthamstow, (1958) described by Historic England as embodying "the Festival style, blending pattern and colour, surface decoration, slender detailing and lively rhythmical modelling with conviction and élan".
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• Countess Road development of 19 blocks of flats. (1946) • Wood Street Library, Wood Street, E17. (1950) • Central Parade, Walthamstow. (1958) • Ellen Miller House, Tom Smith House, Ellis House. (completed 1963) • Almshouse on Maynard Road, E17, for Walthamstow Almshouses and General Charities. (1972)
Central Parade, Walthamstow
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- 1.Larkham, Peter J. Planning the 'City of Tomorrow' British reconstruction planning, 1939-1952: an annotated bibliography. Pickering, Yorks. Peter Inch. 38. 2010. 978-0951427712.
- 2.Pevsner, Nikolaus & Enid Radcliffe. Essex. Penguin Books. 410. 1965. 978-0-14-071011-3.
- 3.1444899. Central Parade.
- 4.Countess Road. Tower Block, University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- 5.London Borough of Waltham Forest. (2011) Locally Listed Buildings. Walthamstow: London Borough of Waltham Forest. p. 26.
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