Panoramas of Broad St, Leominster, and The Market House, Ross-on-Wye, by Kenneth Rowntree from the Planning Survey of Herefordshire, 1946
Two delightful panoramas of Herefordshire streets from the 1946 Planning Survey that was formulated by the West Midlands Group on Post-War Reconstruction & Planning, one of a number of fascinating publications they issued as part of the post-war planning drive towards a "new" Britain. The ideas on these planning reports, similar to the many issued by most local authorities, can seem a little dated now but they were bold and ambitious and as well as shaping some aspects of post war planning they are often a superb snapshot of towns and and communities at the time of publication. Amongst the many illustrations and photos in the Herefordshire report, interesting in that it covered a largely agricultural county, are this charming illustrations by Kenenth Rowntree.
Rowntree (1915 - 1997) had a long career as a teacher, artist and illustrator and was one of the "Great Bardfield" set alongside Bawden and Ravilious in pre-war years. These works are reminiscent of his WW2 work that became part of the large scale "Recording Britain" project.
Panoramas of Broad St, Leominster, and The Market House, Ross-on-Wye, by Kenneth Rowntree from the Planning Survey of Herefordshire, 1946
Two delightful panoramas of Herefordshire streets from the 1946 Planning Survey that was formulated by the West Midlands Group on Post-War Reconstruction & Planning, one of a number of fascinating publications they issued as part of the post-war planning drive towards a "new" Britain. The ideas on these planning reports, similar to the many issued by most local authorities, can seem a little dated now but they were bold and ambitious and as well as shaping some aspects of post war planning they are often a superb snapshot of towns and and communities at the time of publication. Amongst the many illustrations and photos in the Herefordshire report, interesting in that it covered a largely agricultural county, are this charming illustrations by Kenenth Rowntree.
Rowntree (1915 - 1997) had a long career as a teacher, artist and illustrator and was one of the "Great Bardfield" set alongside Bawden and Ravilious in pre-war years. These works are reminiscent of his WW2 work that became part of the large scale "Recording Britain" project.