Lansbury Lawrence School

Entrance to Lansbury Lawrencee School

Lansbury Lawrence School (formally Susan Lawrence School) is a primary school in the Lansbury Estate in the Poplar area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The school was designed by the architectural firm Yorke Rosenberg Mardall.[1] It was built in 1949–1950 and was debuted in the 1951 Festival of Britain as a showpiece of the "Live Architecture" exhibition. [2] The school's foyer contains tiles by the renowned artist Peggy Angus.[1] It was named in honor of MP Susan Lawrence who represented the area.[3]

The school is Grade II listed.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Harwood, Elain (2013). Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage. Rutlege Hill Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780415529945.
  2. ↑ Cherry, Bridget (2005). London: East – Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780300107012.
  3. 1 2 "Susan Larwence and Elizabeth Lansbury Schools". Historic England. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

Coordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°01′02″W / 51.5135°N 0.0171°W / 51.5135; -0.0171

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