1957

Sir Patrick Abercrombie

Pioneer of town and country planning, Leslie Patrick Abercrombie was born near Manchester.

Abercrombie was an academic during most of his career, and prepared one city plan and several regional studies prior to WW2. He founded the first planning school in the country in Liverpool. Came to prominence in the 1940s for his urban plans of the cities of Plymouth, Hull, Bath, Bournemouth, Hong Kong, Edinburgh, Clyde Valley and Greater London.

He is best known for the post-WW2 re-planning of London, the Abercrombie Plan. The M25 was his idea.

This photo is dated 1942 and, yes, the sitter is wearing a monocle.

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