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| 1. | Old County Hall, Spring Gardens: first-floor
plan in 1905. Redrawn from plans in GLC-APR
(C1/03, C1/ 15, C1/18, C2/16, D/14) | 7 |
| 2. | Old County Hall, Spring Gardens: site plan in
1902. Based on the Ordnance Survey of 1893 | 8 |
| 3. | The County Hall site in 1905. Based on the Ordnance Survey of 1893 and plans in GLC-APR
(A2/03, A2/06) | 12 |
| 4. | Suggested Plan of the Principal Floor, New
County Hall, by the Superintending Architect,
issued with the Instructions for Competitors, 1907.
Reproduced from Koch, p. 2 | 21 |
| 5. | Ralph Knott's winning design for County Hall:
perspective. Reproduced from Koch, p. 9 | 24 |
| 6. | Details of a design for a gateway, submitted by
Knott for the Tite Prize. Reproduced from The
Builder, 9 Feb. 1901, p. 138 | 25 |
| 7. | Competition Designs for County Hall | 27 |
| (a) Perspective by E. L. Lutyens. Reproduced
from Koch, p. 34 |
| (b) Perspective by G. Washington Browne.
Reproduced from Koch, p. 43 |
| 8. | Competition Designs for County Hall | 28–9 |
| (a) Ground-floor plan by H. T. Hare. Reproduced
from Koch, p. 23 |
| (b) Ground-floor plan by Jemmet & McCombie.
Reproduced from Koch, p. 65 |
| (c) Principal-Floor plan by E. L. Lutyens. Reproduced from Koch, p. 32 |
| (d) Principal-Floor plan by Warwick & Hall.
Reproduced from Koch, p. 88 |
| 9. | Competition Designs for County Hall | 30 |
| (a) Perspective by Hinds & Deperthes. Reproduced from Koch, p. 97 |
| (b) Perspective by Russell & Edwin Cooper.
Reproduced from Koch, p. 83 |
| 10. | Competition Design for County Hall: perspective
by Lanchester & Rickards. Reproduced from The
Builder, 18 Jan. 1908, between pp. 70–1 | 32 |
| 11. | Competition Design for County Hall: plans by
Salmon, Son & Gillespie of Glasgow, 1907.
Redrawn from plans in The British Architect, 25
Oct. 1907, pp. 194–5 | 33 |
| 12. | Competition Design for County Hall: elevations
by Nicholson & Corlette. Reproduced from Koch,
p. 38 | 34 |
| 13. | Knott's winning design for County Hall:
Ground- and Principal-Floor plans. Reproduced
from Koch, p. 9 | 36 |
| 14. | Knott's winning design for County Hall: eastwest section through Council Chamber. Reproduced from Koch, p. 10 | 37 |
| 15. | Postcard sent by Julian Leathart to Knott's office,
1911. Reproduced from original in possession of
Leathart's son | 39 |
| 16. | Knott's winning design for County Hall: east and
west elevations. Reproduced from Koch, p. 10 | 40 |
| 17. | Competitions Designs for County Hall
Knott's winning design: elevation to Westminster
Bridge Road. Reproduced from Koch, p. 10
H. T. Hare's design: elevation to Westminster
Bridge Road. Reproduced from Koch, p. 24 | 43 |
| 18. | The development of the plan of County Hall,
1908–9 | 44 |
| (a) Knott's winning design plan, January 1908.
Based on Koch, p. 9 |
| (b) The amended plan approved in July 1908.
Based on Wyllie's elevation (see Plate 5a) and
material in GLRO, AR/CB/2/124 |
| (c) The 'waisted' plan, September 1908. Based
on a sketch in GLRO, AR/CB/2/125 |
| (d) Knott's 'fan-shaped' plan, January 1909.
Based on material in GLRO, AR/CB/2/84 |
| 19. | The development of the plan of County Hall,
1909–10 | 46 |
| (a) Assessors' plan, March 1909. Redrawn from a
plan in GLRO, AR/CB/2/125 |
| (b) Knott's published plan of 1910. Redrawn from
The Building News, 6 May 1910, p. 622 |
| 20. | Perspective sketch of C. H. Reilly's competition
design for County Hall, May 1907. Reproduced
from original drawing in possession of C. H. Reilly's
family | 47 |
| 21. | Plan of County Hall buildings, showing relationship to existing properties in 1893. Based on the
Ordnance Survey of 1893 | 50 |
| 22. | Plan of County Hall showing division into Blocks
and Sections for construction purposes. Based on
plans in GLC-APR (AC11/00, A1/05) | 52 |
| 23. | Competition Design for County Hall by Matthew
J. Dawson: detail of river front. Reproduced from
Koch, p. 63 | 58 |
| 24. | Knott's winning design: detail of river-front pavilion. Reproduced from Koch, p. 11 | 60 |
| 25. | Drawings for panelling and fireplaces for Committee Rooms on the Principal Floor (Block 12),
1914 and 1920. Reproduced from working drawings
in GLC-APR (CD2/03, CD2/06) | 61 |
| 26. | Detail drawings for metalwork, 1922. Reproduced
from working drawing in GLC-APR (AD46/08) | 62 |
| 27. | Revised detail of river-front pavilions, 1912.
Reproduced from working drawing in GLC-APR
(AD22/01) | 64 |
| 28. | Entrance Hall, Belvedere Road, design for north
wall, 1913. Reproduced from a working drawing in
GLC-APR (AD4/02) | 67 |
| 29. | The flèche as designed in 1914 and as modified
in 1921. Redrawn from drawings in GLC-APR
(AD23/01–02) | 72 |
| 30. | Section through the Members' Courtyard and
Carriage Drive. Redrawn from a drawing in GLC-APR (C2/03) | 74 |
| 31. | The Council Chamber, section looking west.
Redrawn from drawings in GLC-APR (AD2/01–
03, AD36/10, AC9/05) | 78 |
| 32. | Plans of the Council Chamber. Redrawn from
plans in GLC-APR (AD1/03–04) | 79 |
| 33. | Members' Library: Reproduced from a working
drawing in GLC-APR (BD/01) | 82 |
| 34. | London County Council Book Plate, 1903.
Reproduced from an original in possession of the
Greater London Record Office | 83 |
| 35. | Main Committee Room – Rooms 128, 129, 130
(a) Section looking north. Based on drawings in
GLC-APR (AD6/02, AC7/08) and survey | 84 |
| (b) Section looking south. Based on a drawing in
GLC-APR (AD6/02) and survey | 84 |
| (c) Plans. Based on plans in GLC-APR (AD6/01,
AD51/05) and survey | 85 |
| 36. | Main Committee Room | 86 |
| (a) Section through Room 130. Based on drawings
in GLC-APR (AD6/02, AC9/05) and survey |
| (b) Section through Room 129. Based on a drawing in GLC-APR (AD6/02) and survey | 86 |
| 37. | Typical panelling for a senior officer's room on
the Principal Floor, 1920. Reproduced from a
working drawing in GLC-APR (BD2/07) | 88 |
| 38. | Drawing for the Cashier's Office, ground floor,
July 1913. Reproduced from a working drawing in
GLC-APR (BD4/05) | 89 |
| 39. | Seating for Members in the Council Chamber.
Based on drawings in GLC-APR (AD31/01,
AD33/06) and survey | 91 |
| 40. | Northern Front (Section D), north-south section
as built. Redrawn from a drawing in GLC-APR
(DC5/08) | 94 |
| 41. | North façade of County Hall. Redrawn from
drawings in GLC-APR (DD11/01, 04, 07) and
from photogrammetric survey | 96 |
| 42. | Isometric projection of the 'Drum' in Section
D. Constructed from various plans and sections in
GLC-APR (see folded drawing A, plus DD41/01–
04) and from survey | 98 |
| 43. | Designs for fireplaces for Committee Rooms in
Section D. Reproduced from working drawings in
GLC-APR (DD25/03, 06) | 99 |
| 44. | Design for panelling and fireplace in Room 142,
1931. Reproduced from a working drawing in GLC-APR (DD2/21) | 100 |
| 45. | Conference Hall: drawing for a plaster capital, 11
January 1932. Reproduced from a working drawing
in GLC-APR (DD52/05) | 101 |
| 46. | Education Library: plan at entrance level. Redrawn from plans in GLC-APR (DD31/09,
DD46/02,08) | 102 |
| 47. | Education Library: plan of glazing in skylight.
Based on a plan in GLC-APR (DD52/02) and
photogrammetric survey | 102 |
| 48. | The New County Offices (North and South
Blocks): outline plans showing alternative proposals, 1930–1. Redrawn from sketch plans in
GLRO, AR/CB/2/181 | 104 |
| 49. | The New County Offices (North and South
Blocks): ground-floor plan as approved in 1936.
Redrawn from a plan in GLC-APR (AC1/02) | 107 |
| 50. | Outline plan of North and South Blocks as built,
1936–1963. Redrawn from plans in GLC-APR
(G/3441/2, G/5588/22, AC11/03) | 112 |
| 51. | The site of County Hall in 1986 showing phases
of development. Based on the Ordnance Survey
revision of 1963 | 115 |
| Sketches |
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| Sketch of the base of one of the bronze lamp-standards on the Ceremonial Stairs | 48 |
| Sketch of clock in the Main Entrance Hall, Belvedere
Road | 56 |
| Detail of radiator in the Members' Entrance | 69 |
| Sketch of the bronze-and-iron gates in the Main
Entrance Hall, Belvedere Road | 109 |
| Folded Drawings |
| Folded drawing A – Plans of County Hall
(between pages 62 and 63) |
| I. | Typical office floor (fourth floor) as completed, 1922–
33. Redrawn from plans in GLC-APR (AC2/05,
BC2/06, CC2/05, DC11/07, DC13/04, C5/07) |
| II. | Ground floor as completed, 1922–33. Redrawn from
plans in GLC-APR (AC1/05, BC1/05, CC1/06,
DC1/04, DC4/02–04, DC11/03, C5/03, C6/02) |
| III. | Principal Floor as completed, 1922–33. Redrawn from
plans in GLC-APR (AC1/07, BC1/08, CC1/07,
DC4/05, DC11/04, C1/01, C4/04) |
| Overlay. Principal Floor, northern section, as originally
planned, 1912 |
| Folded drawing B – Elevations and Section
(between pages 110 and 111) |
| I. | Elevation to the River Thames as originally built,
1922–33. Redrawn from drawings in GLC-APR
(AC8/03, C2/02, AD22/01, 04, AC11/12) |
| II. | Section, looking north through the Crescent and
Council Chamber. Redrawn from drawings in GLC-APR (AC7/04, AC11/13, AD4/05, AD11/02,
AD21/01, AD23/02, AD23/03–04) |
| III. | Elevation to Belvedere Road, central section.
Redrawn from a drawing in GLC-APR (AC7/02) |