Showing posts with label Raymond Unwin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Raymond Unwin. Show all posts

Friday, July 27, 2018

Leicester Anchor Tenants' Estate

Unwin, Town Planning in Practice p. 232. Read about the Anchor Tenants Estate here. I think that the open space at the centre of this plan is here - and now appears to be agricultural allotments.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Raymond Unwin hypothetical (?)

This image is captioned 'Groups of buildings designed to maintain square roof lines on a curving road' on p. 346 of Raymond Unwin's Town Planning in Practice (1909). Although it appears in a general discussion of Letchworth Garden City it is not designated as an actual place and I suspect it may be hypothetical. Note the Tennis Court on the lower right and the small park on the top left featuring a sun dial.

Kabbera Central, Kelso, NSW

Look at it here.  Kelso is essentially a suburb adjoining the regional city of Bathurst but it has an identity greater than mere adjacent su...