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Survey of London Monograph 17 - County Hall

Year published

1991

Author

Hermione Hobhouse (general editor)

Description

An account of County Hall, home of the London County Council, London's 'Hotel de Ville' and a tangible expression of the metropolitan government of London, opened in 1922.

Sponsor

English Heritage

Source

Survey of London monographs (Secondary texts)

Places

London

Subjects

Intellectual, scientific and cultural

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1
Frontispiece
2
Preface
V
3
Commissioners of the Survey
VI
4
Acknowledgments
VII
5
List of plates
XI-XIII
6
List of figures
XIV-XVI
7
Foreword
XVII-XVIII
8
The London County Council and the need for a County Hall
1-5
9
The acquisition of the site
6-13
10
The County Hall competition
14-25
11
The final design
26-48
12
The building of County Hall, 1909-22
49-56
13
Architectual sculpture and decorative treatment
57-69
14
London's Hotel de Ville - The 1922 building
70-91
15
The north front
92-102
16
The New County Offices - North and south blocks
103-109
17
The Second World War and post-war development
110-119
18
The future of County Hall
120-123
19
Appendix 1 - Competition instructions to competing architects
125-126
20
Appendix 2 - Competitors and published designs
127
21
Appendix 3 - Works by Ralph Knott
128
22
Appendix 4 - Select list of contractors and suppliers
129-131
23
List of abbreviations
133
24
Index
143-151
25
Plate 1 - Aerial view of County Hall under construction
1
26
Plate 2 - Views of the site
2
27
Plate 3 - Views of the site and designs
3
28
Plate 4 - Some unsuccessful designs
4
29
Plate 5 - The development of Knott's design
5
30
Plate 6 - Reclamation of the site and foundations
6
31
Plate 7 - Laying the Foundation-Stone
7
32
Plate 8 - County Hall under construction
8
33
Plate 9 - County Hall under construction
9
34
Plate 10 - The opening ceremony
10
35
Plate 11 - Ralph Knott and LCC officers
11
36
Plate 12 - Riverside front
12
37
Plate 13 - Belvedere Road front
13
38
Plate 14 - Exterior views and details
14
39
Plate 15 - Members' carriage drive
15
40
Plate 16 - Members' courtyard
16
41
Plate 17 - Members' courtyard
17
42
Plate 18 - Northern front
18
43
Plate 19 - Entrance hall and ceremonial staircase
19
44
Plate 20 - Staircase and ambulatory
20
45
Plate 21 - The Council Chamber
21
46
Plate 22 - Lobby and committee room
22
47
Plate 23 - Library
23
48
Plate 24 - Views of rooms
24
49
Plate 25 - Views of rooms
25
50
Plate 26 - Principal floor corridors
26
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