Plaque

Churchill Gardens - opened

Erection date: 24/7/1951

Inscription

City of Westminster Churchill Gardens
Opened by Her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough, JP
Mayor - Councillor A. Sciver, BSc, FRIC

Chairmen of Housing Committee:
1945-9 -  Alderman C. P. Russell, JP
1949-50 - Councillor Alfred Harris, DSO, FRICS
1950-1 - Councillor Miss Paton Walsh

Town Clerk - Sir Parker Morris, LLB
Architects - Powell And Moya, AARIBA
Civil Engineers - Scott and Wilson, MMICE

24th July 1951

{The round plaque at the bottom left reads:}
London Architecture Medal, 1950, RIBA

Site: Churchill Gardens - opened (1 memorial)

SW1, Churchill Gardens Road, Chaucer House

This estate boasts a Festival of Britain plaque.

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Churchill Gardens - opened

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Powell and Moya

Architects. The two partners were: Sir Arnold Joseph Philip Powell (1921 – 20...

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Scott and Wilson

Civil Engineers active c.1945 - 1953. c.1945 Guthlac Wilson (1902-1953) and ...

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Councillor Alfred Harris

Chairman of Westminster's Housing Committee: 1949-50.

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Sir Parker Morris

Sir George Parker Morris was Westminster's Town Clerk in 1951. 1960 founded t...

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Petronella Cordelia Paton Walsh

Chairman of Westminster's Housing Committee: 1950-1. 1964 the Conservative M...

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Churchill Gardens - opened

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Royal Institute of British Architects

From the RIBA website: "RIBA Awards are given for buildings that have high ar...

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Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St Joh...

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Alexandra Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

From Blenheim Palace Marlborough Family Tree we learn that Alexandra Mary Cad...

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