EPW013190 ENGLAND (1925). Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, 1925

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Title [EPW013190] Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, 1925
Reference EPW013190
Date June-1925
Link
Place name LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
Parish LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 521618, 232318
Longitude / Latitude -0.22917375161179, 51.975574424702
National Grid Reference TL216323

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Roscoe
Tuesday 9th of January 2018 09:41:43 PM

Roscoe
Tuesday 9th of January 2018 09:41:09 PM

Roscoe
Tuesday 9th of January 2018 09:40:09 PM
Pixmore Way (West)

Roscoe
Tuesday 9th of January 2018 09:38:57 PM
Madonna School 1925

Roscoe
Tuesday 9th of January 2018 09:36:09 PM
The Fire Station

Roscoe
Saturday 16th of November 2013 04:34:19 PM
The Palace Cinema

Roscoe
Saturday 16th of November 2013 04:33:39 PM
Dickinson and Adams Garage

Roscoe
Saturday 16th of November 2013 04:32:38 PM
The Primative Methodist Church

Roscoe
Saturday 16th of November 2013 04:13:10 PM

Roscoe
Saturday 16th of November 2013 03:57:36 PM
Police station/Courthouse

Roscoe
Saturday 16th of November 2013 03:56:11 PM
Council offices

Ralphy
Tuesday 25th of June 2013 08:30:11 PM
Formerly the Madonna School

Roscoe
Saturday 16th of November 2013 04:07:05 PM
Commerce Avenue

Roscoe
Saturday 11th of May 2013 03:25:56 PM
Museum (now closed)

Roscoe
Saturday 11th of May 2013 03:25:08 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 09:04:44 PM

User Comment Contributions

Note the absence of any pubs! Letchworth was built as a temperance town, so there were no public houses! There was a hotel that served alcohol, but you had to be a resident and alcohol was only served with meals.

Sweet Pete
Saturday 9th of April 2016 04:57:16 PM
Thanks for the tip, BruceR! Here's the image. I find it shows particularly well how people still prefer the direct way to all the planned rectangular road works - you can see the paths they made as well as the actual streets!

Sandra Brauer
Thursday 29th of November 2012 01:18:46 PM
Indeed, fine example of the human temperament and the planners art not fitting too well. There was much further development, including completing the elongated roundabout seen in the centre of the picture. It is evident in modern aerial pictures of Letchworth, although the "cutting the corner" footpaths have gone.

Maurice
Thursday 22nd of November 2012 08:15:30 AM
There are a couple of planned factory towns on the Wirral. Port Sunlight is the best known, it still stands next to the Lever Brothers factory, now Unilever. I think you can just see it in the top right of this picture.

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025167



Also Prices Candles had a workers village, which can be seen here. ..



http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw021620

BruceR
Thursday 29th of November 2012 01:18:46 PM