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Lansbury Lawrence School

Coordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°01′02″E / 51.5135°N 0.0171°E / 51.5135; 0.0171
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Lansbury Lawrence School
Entrance to Lansbury Lawrence School
Address
Map
Cordelia Street
Lansbury Estate


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E14 6DZ

England
Coordinates51°30′49″N 0°01′02″E / 51.5135°N 0.0171°E / 51.5135; 0.0171
Information
TypeCommunity school
Local authorityTower Hamlets
Department for Education URN133574 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderCo-educational
Age3 to 11
Websitelansburylawrence.towerhamlets.sch.uk

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 after Susan Lawrence, an MP who had represented the area.[3]

The school is Grade II listed.[3]

A plaque in the school grounds commemorates the 34 firefighters killed in the 1941 Old Palace School bombing.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Susan Lawrence and Elizabeth Lansbury Schools". Historic England. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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