Reference
BorBJ4/69
Title
Building for Beauty and How Not To Do It, by L.H. Hawkins. Pulbished by The Sidney Press Limited.
Date free text
1940
Production date
From: 1940 To: 1940
Scope and Content
'From a Note on Contemporary Development read to The Bedford Natural History and Archaeological Society.'
Illustrated with photographs of:
p2 artist's impression of what the sky line would look like with the chimney of the brewery, the tower of St Paul's and the new tower of the proposed town hall viewed from the south bank of the river in Bedford. Captioned 'Frozen Music The trio: a study in harmony and composition.'
p8-9 views of the Town bridge and the Prebend Street bridge showing them before and after the building of industrial buildings on the river side.
p11 - view of gable ends on the science block of the Bedford High School and a view of the Island site (then under construction) with streets adjoining.
p13 - John Howard statue and John Bunyan statue obstructed by street signs.
p14-15 elevations of the proposed town and shire halls 'a pleasing contrast'.
p18 Bedford Girls' Modern School surrounded by flood water.
p19 View of a group of people being taken by horse and cart through the flood water in Cardington Road and the entrance the the Girls' Modern School during the flood.
p21 view of the entrances at the south west corner of St Paul's Square with the brewery behind.
p23 photographic and engraved view of the old Grammar School building from St Pauls' Square.
p25 view of the Blore frontage to the Bedford Modern School, Harpur Street.
p28 a composite of the existing brewery with chimney, the proposed town hall and the proposed shire hall river frontage.
p29 composite of the chimney, towers and tower of St Paul's church.
p30 proposed New Shire Hall.
p31 the proposed New Town Hall.
p33 Artist's impression of the elevation of the proposed Shire Hall and the existing St Paul's church from High Street.
Level of description
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