Sujet

Paternoster Square, City of London, 26/08/1963. Creator: John Laing plc.

Légende

Paternoster Square, City of London, 26/08/1963. A view looking west showing various multi-storey blocks under construction as part of the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park. The various blocks were named after former Bishops of London. The tallest block was 18-storeys in height and was called Sudbury House. The three 10-storey blocks were Courtenay, Walden and Grendall Houses, and the five-storey blocks were Laud, Sheldon and Bancroft Houses.

Date

1963

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM22A00_097

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

101,4Mo (4,7Mo) / 56,8cm x 44,7cm / 6712 x 5282 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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