Volume: King Edward Buildings, King Edward Street, City of London

Date:
1921 - 15 Aug 1998
Location:
King Edward Buildings, King Edward Street, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority
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King Edward Buildings, Newgate Street, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority
General Post Office, King Edward Street, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority, EC1
Reference:
BF095502
Type:
Volume containing Photographic, Graphic, Textual and Miscellaneous material
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Description

The file contains: 27 photocopied plans from 1998 showing the proposed Merrill Lynch European Headquarters in King Edward Buildings opposite the Nomura Building; Photocopies of the following articles: 'An Archaeological Assessment of the GPO: King Edward Buildings' (1992); 'Mouchel-Hennebique Ferro-Concrete, Theory and Practice' (1921); 'An early reinforced concrete framed building in London reveals the design and construction of nearly fifty years ago' (1954-58); 'The development of reinforced concrete: design theory and practice' and 'The era of the proprietary reinforcing systems' (1996); Photocopied photographs of the GPO: negative numbers: A870162, A870163, A870166, A870168, A870169, GLC75/5355, GLC75/5356, DD73/203, CC73/2636, B870015/2, B870015/4, B870015/6, B870015/9, B870015/10, B870015/12 [ and 1 unnumbered]; 26 measured drawings of King Edward buildings by, or derived from, Ordnance Survey, Sheppard Robson Architects and HM Office of Works; Miniature format prints: 274/F/7-37, 274/G/0-15.

Content

This is part of the Sub Series: RCH01/002/045 RCHME Architectural Requests: Greater London Authority; within the Series: RCH01/002 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Architectural Requests; within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) Archive

This Volume is divided into 2 Jobs and 1 Child Record
This Volume contains the following materials:
Photograph (Print): 29
Photograph (Print): 47
Measured Drawing: 53
Extract/Cutting: 5
File: 1
Report: 2
Report: 1
Photocopy: 16

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

© Museum of London Archaeology Service

© Swanke Hayden Connell International Limited

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People & Organisations

Surveyor: Museum Of London Archaeology Service

Photographer: Kendall, Derek

Creator of Archive: Sheppard Robson

Architectural Field Investigator: Saint, Andrew John

Creator of Archive: Swanke Hayden Connell International Limited

Creator of Archive: Office Of Works

Surveyor: Gilman, Michael

Keywords

20th Century Post Office, 20th Century Sorting Office