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Ministry of Town and Country Planning and predecessors: Greater London Plan, Working...
Catalogue reference: HLG 85
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HLG 85
This contains working papers of Professor Patrick Abercrombie in connection with his survey of Greater London which formed the basis of the Greater London Plan 1944. It consists of draft chapters of the report, surveys of transport, housing,...
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- HLG 85
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Town and Country Planning and predecessors: Greater London Plan, Working Papers of Professor Abercrombie
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This contains working papers of Professor Patrick Abercrombie in connection with his survey of Greater London which formed the basis of the Greater London Plan 1944. It consists of draft chapters of the report, surveys of transport, housing, industry, and decentralisation, correspondence with local authorities, etc.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Town and Country Planning, 1943-1951
- Ministry of Works, 1943-1962
- Ministry of Works and Buildings, 1940-1942
- Ministry of Works and Planning, 1942-1943
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 35 file(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Planning (Land and Property)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8780/
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