BILLINGHAM FORUM Billingham Forum, 1965–7 by Elder, Lester &...

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TitleBillingham Forum, interior

Creator nameElder, Lester & Partners

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1965–1967

Object typeArchitecture

LocationStockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom

SubjectsArchitecture--England--History--20th centurySports facilities--Design and construction--England--20th centuryModern movement (Architecture)--20th century

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11. Leisure and Culture

Elain Harwood

Space, Hope and Brutalism: English Architecture, 1945–1975

The first public museums were established on a halfpenny rate following legislation in 1845. The boroughs of Canterbury, Warrington and Salford used the same Act of Parliament to open libraries, and in 1850 the Public Libraries Act allowed a penny rate for these. Meanwhile, in 1846 the Baths and Wash-houses Act...

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Elain Harwood

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

Related print edition pages: pp.463-519

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-32134&redirecttoanchor=111144

Chapter subject tags:Architecture--England--History--20th centuryModern movement (Architecture)--20th centuryLibrary architecture--England--20th centurySwimming pools--Design and construction--England--20th centuryTheaters--England--London--20th centuryBrutalism (Architecture)Midcentury modern (Architecture)Museum architecture--England--20th century

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