The London County Council - what it does for London : Housing : c.1924
One of a series of pamphlets issued by the London County Council entitled "what it does for London" in which the main services provided by the authority are described. Published by Hodder & Stoughton for the LCC the series have generic covers, with a fine illustration of County Hall and using an italic script that hints at work undertaken by Miss Mary I Wright of the Council's Central School of Arts & Crafts, whose students also produced posters for the LCC's Tramways. This booklet covers the work of the Housing Department and describes the Council as "the chief landlord concerned with the housing of the working classes". By 1924 over 100,000 inhabitants had been re-housed in LCC housing that had covered over 50 acres of slum clearance and with work 'in hand' it was intended this number would rise to over 250,000.
The LCC was set up in 1889 and was the principle local authority for vast swathes of the capital, with the new Metropolitan Boroughs as a second tier, and was directly elected. It was abolished, with many powers transferring to the Greater London Council in the 1965 reorganisation of London local government. The LCC's powers were many and widespread, including not just housing but also eduction, public health, fire, ambulances and tramways services.
The London County Council - what it does for London : Housing : c.1924
One of a series of pamphlets issued by the London County Council entitled "what it does for London" in which the main services provided by the authority are described. Published by Hodder & Stoughton for the LCC the series have generic covers, with a fine illustration of County Hall and using an italic script that hints at work undertaken by Miss Mary I Wright of the Council's Central School of Arts & Crafts, whose students also produced posters for the LCC's Tramways. This booklet covers the work of the Housing Department and describes the Council as "the chief landlord concerned with the housing of the working classes". By 1924 over 100,000 inhabitants had been re-housed in LCC housing that had covered over 50 acres of slum clearance and with work 'in hand' it was intended this number would rise to over 250,000.
The LCC was set up in 1889 and was the principle local authority for vast swathes of the capital, with the new Metropolitan Boroughs as a second tier, and was directly elected. It was abolished, with many powers transferring to the Greater London Council in the 1965 reorganisation of London local government. The LCC's powers were many and widespread, including not just housing but also eduction, public health, fire, ambulances and tramways services.