Post-War Homes

Dominic Bradbury is a freelance writer and journalist specialising in the field of architecture and design. He has written over thirty books on various aspects of design, interiors and architecture As a journalist, Bradbury has contributed to many magazines and newspapers in the UK and internationally, including The Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times, World of Interiors, Wallpaper**, *House & Garden and Architectural Digest.

• About the Author Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Houses Introduction Farnley Hey, Peter Womersley, Farnley Tyas, West Yorkshire, 1955 Spence House, Basil Spence, Beaulieu, Hampshire, 1961 Upper Lawn Cottage, Alison and Peter Smithson, Tisbury, Wiltshire, 1962 Turn End, Peter Aldington, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, 1965 Creek Vean, Team 4, Feock, Cornwall, 1966 Capel Manor House, Michael Manser, Horsmonden, Kent, 1971 Chapter 2: Estates Introduction Alton East and West, Rosemary Stjernstedt, Colin Lucas and the London County Council (LCC) Architects' Department, Roehampton, Wandsworth, southwest London, 1955/1959 Fieldend, Eric Lyons, Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, 1961 The Ryde, Phippen, Randall & Parkes, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1966 Sunny Blunts Estate, Victor Pasmore, Peter Daniel and Frank Dixon, Peterlee, County Durham, 1961 Calthorpe Estate, John Madin, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 1964 Alexandra Road Estate, Neave Brown, West Hampstead, Camden, north London, 1977 Chapter 3: High-Rise Introduction Park Hill Estate, Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith, Sheffield, Yorkshire, 1961 Trellick Tower, Ernoe Goldfinger, Kensal Town, west London, 1972 Point Royal, Philip Dowson/Arup Associates, Easthampstead, Bracknell, Berkshire, 1964 Brooke House, Anthony B. Davies, Basildon, Essex, 1962 Churchill Gardens, Powell & Moya, Pimlico, Westminster, central London, 1951/1954/1959 Centre Point, R. Seifert & Partners, West End, central London, 1966 Chapter 4: Mid-Rise Introduction Spa Green Estate, Tecton/Skinner, Bailey & Lubetkin, Finsbury, north London, 1950 The Lawn, Frederick Gibberd, Mark Hall North, Harlow, Essex, 1951 Bevin Court, Tecton/Skinner, Bailey & Lubetkin, Finsbury, north London, 1954 Keeling House, Denys Lasdun, Bethnal Green, east London, 1959 Langham House Close, Stirling & Gowan, Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, 1958 Robin Hood Gardens, Alison and Peter Smithson, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, east London, 1972 Chapter 5: Mixed-Use Introduction Hallfield Estate and Primary School, Tecton/Drake & Lasdun, Paddington, west London, 1954/1955/1960 Golden Lane Estate, Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, the City, central London, 1957/1962 Lillington Gardens, Darbourne & Darke, Pimlico, Westminster, central London, 1968/1972 Wyndham Court, Lyons Israel Ellis, Southampton, Hampshire, 1969 Brunswick Centre, Patrick Hodgkinson, Bloomsbury, central London, 1972 The Barbican, Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, the City, central London, 1976 Biographies Chronology Bibliography Index Endnotes Image credits