Lansbury Lawrence School

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Lansbury Lawrence School
Entrance to Lansbury Lawrence School (geograph 4564618).jpg
Entrance to Lansbury Lawrence School
Address
Lansbury Lawrence School
Cordelia Street
Lansbury Estate

Poplar

London
,
E14 6DZ

England
Coordinates 51°30′49″N0°01′02″E / 51.5135°N 0.0171°E / 51.5135; 0.0171
Information
Type Community school
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Department for Education URN 133574 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Co-educational
Age3to 11
Website lansburylawrence.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

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Susan Lawrence and Elizabeth Lansbury Schools". Historic England . Retrieved 31 October 2015.


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