View from the roof of the new Royal Assurance building looking west showing the extent of the post war rebuilding in the new Royal Parade with St Andrew's Church on the left, Dingles Department Store in the centre and a new building under construction to the right

Date:
1954
Location:
Royal Parade, City Of Plymouth
Reference:
OP36060
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The photographer's typewritten notes on the reverse of this print read: "PLYMOUTH: 1954 Progress picture of the extent of the post war £15 million rebuilding plan in the new Royal Parade opened by King George VI...". "The plan for Plymouth's new Civic Centre are just announced: a 14 storey office block, lower buildings elevated on columns and most of the buildings glass sided." OP36061 & OP36062 show the same view in 1950 and 1956.

Content

This is part of the Series: RCH01/006 Red Box Collection (Rchme); within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England (Rchme) Archive

Rights

© F R WINSTONE

People & Organisations

Photographer: Winstone, Frank Reece

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Road, Construction