Reconstruction in the City of London

Wartime damage, traffic and the setting of St Paul's shaped the case for rebuilding the Square Mile in Reconstruction in the...

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Wartime damage, traffic and the setting of St Paul's shaped the case for rebuilding the Square Mile in Reconstruction in the City of London, published by B. T. Batsford in 1944. Its maps record the survey evidence first, mapping traffic, pedestrian movement, sewers, railways and building heights, then lay out alternative ring roads, zoning and land-acquisition schemes. Aerial and bird's-eye views tie these plans to the existing city, perspectives around St Paul's show the intended effect at street level, and historical maps after Hollar and Wyld offer earlier frameworks for comparison. Many of the schemes remained proposals.

Wartime damage, traffic and the setting of St Paul's shaped the case for rebuilding the Square Mile in Reconstruction in the City of London, published by B. T. Batsford in 1944. Its maps record the survey evidence first, mapping traffic, pedestrian movement, sewers, railways and building heights, then lay out alternative ring roads, zoning and land-acquisition schemes. Aerial and bird's-eye views tie these plans to the existing city, perspectives around St Paul's show the intended effect at street level, and historical maps after Hollar and Wyld offer earlier frameworks for comparison. Many of the schemes remained proposals.

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