Furniture designer. In 1929 he founded the firm of Wells Coates and Partners, with the name changing to Isokon in 1931. The name was derived from Isometric Unit Construction.
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Jack Pritchard
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Isokon Building
The plaque is in the foyer of the flats. It was unveiled by John Pritchard, g...
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Francis Owen Salisbury
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garment and textile industries in the East End
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Benvenuto Cellini
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Sir Ambrose Heal
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Stanley Hall & Baths
From the splendid Acland Burgley School history site we learn that the Honourable E. Lyulph Stanley (1839-1925 and son of Lady Stanley) was an energetic member of the London School Board with speci...
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