Post War Collection

Hepworth - Winged Figure DP183019
John Lewis Departmant Store, Oxford Street, Marylebone, Greater London. Barbara Hepworth sculpture " Winged Figure" mounted on Holles Street elevation. Photographed by Chris Redgrave in 2015

Trellick Tower DP101891
Trellick Tower, 5 Goldborne Road, North Kensington, London. 1968-72 by Erno Goldfinger. General view of elevation

Preston Bus Station FF003606
Preston Bus Station, Tithebarrn Street, Preston. Detail of the exterior facade featuring the upturned edges to the car park decks. Photographed in 2003

Preston Bus Station DP143109
Preston Bus Station, Tithebarrn Street, Preston. General view illuminated at dusk, taken from Lords Walk in June 2011. Access ramps lead into the car park

Coventry Cathedral DP164703
St Michaels Cathedral, Coventry, West Midlands. Both old and new Cathedrals as seen from University Square. General view from the east

BT Tower DP138262
BT Tower, 60 Cleveland Street, Camden, London. General view of tower, formerly The Post Office Tower

Balfron Tower DP137832
Balfron Tower, St Leonards Road, Poplar, London. General view of tower by Erno Goldfinger. Grade II* listed building

Spon Street DP164668
Spon Street, Coventry, West Midlands. General view from the south east

Lower Precinct DP164632
Lower Precinct, Coventry, West Midlands. Detail of Gordon Cullen tiled mural in passage way from Lower Precinct to Corporation Street

Clipstone Colliery DP137964
Clipstone Colliery, Clipstone, Nottinghamshire. 1953 to the designs of architects Young and Purves of Manchester. General view of listed headstocks and power house

Welbeck Street Car Par DP094113
Welbeck Street Car Park, Marylebone Lane, Westminster, London. Exterior, detail

Oldenburg / van Bruggen - Bottle of Notes DP169355
Bottle of Notes sculpture, by Claes Oldenburg & Coose van Bruggen, 1993. Centre Square, Middlesbrough. A tribute to Captain Cooke (1728-79). Photographed by Alun Bull 2015

Coventry Cathedral DP164705
St Michaels Cathedral, Coventry, West Midlands. Exterior, roof detail of the new Cathedral by Basil Spence from the south

Fleischmann - Mining Memorial DP169357
Anderton Shearer Mining Memorial, 1963-5, bronze sculpture by Arthur Fleischmann. Originally sited as a fountain at The National Coal Board, Anderton House, Lowton, Lancashire

Coventry Cathedral DP082327
Cathedral Church of St Michael, Priory Street, Coventry, Warwickshire. Chancel and tapestry by Graham Sutherland

London County Council Minerva Estate Bethnal Green, East London. new flats built on a site of formerly occupied by slum properties, 28th April 1948

Preston Bus Station JLP01_08_082572
Preston Bus Station, Tithebarrn Street, Preston. End-on view showing the northern elevation with the car park decks protruding to either side. Photographed in October 1969; John Laing Collection

Soukop - Donkey DP178233
Donkey (1955) by Willi Soukop, Pittmans Field, Harlow, Essex. General view from the north west. Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

Flanagan - The Cricketer DP167116
Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. The Cricketer, 1989, by Barry Flanagan. Photographed by James O. Davies, 2015

Hepworth - Four-Square Walkthrough DP167102
Churchill College, Storeys Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Four-Square Walkthrough, by Barbara Hepworth, 1966. Photographed by James O. Davies, 2015

architecture, brutalist style, concrete, Listed Grade II*, Post War
Stockwell Bus Garage, Binfield Road, Stockwell, London. 1952-3 by Adie, Button and Partners with Thomas Bilbow. Interior, general view of bus garage

Newcastle Civic Centre DP058352
Civic Centre, St Marys Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Designed 1950 and buoilt 1956-65. General view of exterior

Central Library and Town Hall, Birmingham DP180935
Central Library, Paradise Circus, Birmingham, West Midlands. October 2013. General view of John Madins Brutalist Central Library (now demolished) in context with the cityscape

Brazdys - Ritual DP183073
Coleman Street, City of London. Antanas Brazdys sculpture Ritual from north east. Photographed by Chris Redgrave in 2016

Lancaster University Chaplaincy DP138154
Lancaster University, Scotforth Road, Lancaster, Lancashire. Detail view of The Chaplaincy Centre

Heinz South Building DP158108
Heinz, South Building, Hayes Park, Hayes, Hillingdon. 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft. General view of South Building (administrative headquarters)

New Street Signal Box BB95_13681
New Street Signal Box, Birmingham. South east elevation from south east. Photographed in August 1995

Turner Contemporary, Margate DP139569
Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent. Seaside. Art Gallery

McWilliam - Help DP178230
Help (1977) by Frederick Edward McWilliam, St Johns Arts and Recreation Centre, St Johns Walk, Old Harlow, Essex. Two figures, representing the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho)
7201427 Sewer depths in the City of London, 1944 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Town planning survey showing sewer depths in the City of London)

Peckham Health Centre or the Pioneer Health Centre was opened in 1935 in Peckham, south London. It was a social experiment to monitor the effects of environment on health

VOTER REGISTRATION POSTER. A Congress of Industrial Organization sponsored voter registration poster by Ben Shahn, 1946

8 June 1946 A message to sent to the schoolchildren of Britain to celebrate victory and the end of the war from King George VI TO-DAY, AS WE CELEBRATE VICTORY

BT Tower DP180637
BT Tower, formerly Post Office Tower, Cleveland Mews, off Tottenham Court Road, London. General view of tower

New Union Street DP164729
New Union Street, Coventry, West Midlands. General view from the north west of shops and offices

30 Cannon Street DP161924
30 Cannon Street, City of London. General view of 30 Cannon Street, view from north east

Post War Buildings Kettles Yard, Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Interior view of gallery extension designed by Leslie Martin

Apollo Pavilion DP099463
Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee, County Durham. General view of Apollo Pavilion by Victor Passmore, 1969

Park Hill Sheffield DP030884
Park Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Constructed 1957-60. Exterior, general view of the estate

Birmingham Central Library DP137657
Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands. General view of library (now demolished), from the north pediment of the Town Hall

Scammonden Reservoir DP138288
Scammonden Resevoir, West Yorkshire. General view showing the resevoir and its dam carrying the M62

Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Clementine Churchill Sir Winston recently resigned as Prime Minister

Roger Stevens Building, Leeds University DP158137
Roger Stevens Building, Chancellors Square, Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire. General view of the west elevation

Sainsbury Wing DP183694
Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Westminster, Greater London

Christ Church, Cheylesmore DP173112
Christ Church, Frankpledge Road, Cheylesmore, Coventry, West Midlands. Interior, general view of nave

Coventry Cathedral DP164704
St Michaels Cathedral, Coventry, West Midlands. Exterior, roof detail of the new Cathedral by Basil Spence from the south

The Levelling Stone DP164627
The Levelling Stone, Upper Precinct, Coventry, West Midlands. Slab of slate depicting a Phoenix rising from the flames marking the redevelopment of Coventry

Hepworth - Curved Reclining Form DP169058
Barbara Hepworth sculpture of Curved Reclining Form (Rosewall), Future Walk, West Bars, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Photographed by Alun Bull 2015

Chadwick - Trigon DP178260
Trigon (1961) by Lynn Chadwick, Broad Walk, Town Centre, Harlow, Essex. General view from the south east. Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

Frink - Boar DP178248
Boar (1970) by Elisabeth Frink, The Water Gardens, Harlow, Essex. General view from the south east. Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

McWilliam - Elisabeth Frink DP178241
Portrait figure of Elisabeth Frink (1956) by Frederick Edward McWilliam, West Walk, Town Centre, Harlow, Essex. General view from the north east. Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

Brown - Meat Porters DP178265
Meat Porters (1959) by Ralph Brown, Market Square, Town Centre, Harlow, Essex. General view from the south west. Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

Brown - Meat Porters DP178262
Meat Porters (1959) by Ralph Brown, Market Square, Town Centre, Harlow, Essex. General view from the south east. Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

Brazdys - Ritual DP183075
Coleman Street, City of London. Antanas Brazdys sculpture Ritual from north east. Photographed by Chris Redgrave in 2016

Frink - Horse and Rider DP183065
Dover Street and Piccadilly, Mayfair, London. Elisabeth Frink sculpture " Horse and Rider" from south west. Detail. Photographed by Chris Redgrave in 2015

Hepworth - Winged Figure DP183020
John Lewis Departmant Store, Oxford Street, Marylebone, Greater London. Barbara Hepworth sculpture " Winged Figure" mounted on Holles Street elevation. Detail

Annan - Mural DP183029
Dorothy Annan Mural, Barbican Estate, City Of London. Formerly installed on The Central Telegraph Office, Farringdon, now reinstalled at the Barbican Estate. General view from east

Schottlander - Series of Shapes in Red DP181025
Rootes Building, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire. Series of Shapes In Red, by Bernard Schottlander, 1968. Photographed by James O. Davies, 2015

Frink - Desert Quartet DP167464
Montague Shopping Centre, Alexander Terrace, Worthing, West Sussex. Desert Quartet by Dame Elizabeth Frink. Photographed by James O. Davies, 2014

Farnley Hey DP137988
Farnley Hey, Farnley Tyas, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. 1954-5 by Peter Womersley. General view of double height living room. NHLE 1375671

Cummins Engine Factory DP100836
Cummins Engine Factory, Yarm Road, Darlington, County Durham. Constructed 1964-5. Designed by Kevin Roche, John Dinkerloo and Associates. General view of front elevation in Cor Ten steel

Royal College of Physicians DP099286
The Royal College of Physicians, St Andrews Place, Regents Park, Camden, Greater London. 1960-64, extended 1995-6 by Denys Lasdun and Partners. Interior of foyer, showing stair

British Gas Research Station FF003555
British Gas Research Station, Station Road, Killingworth, North Tyneside. Exterior view from the north-east. Photographed in 2003

Hillingdon a068672
Hillingdon, London. A newly built block of flats constructed in the brutalist style on an estate at Field End Road. Photographed by John Gay 1968-75

Point Royal DP137908
Point Royal, Rectory Lane, Easthampstead, Bracknell, Berkshire. General view of tower block built 1961-64, Listed Grade II (NHLE 1390361). Designed by Philip Dowson and Derek Sugden of Arup Associates

Scargill Chapel DP138879
Kettlewell, North Yorkshire. General view of the exterior of Scargill Chapel

Elephant house DP138751
Regents Park, London. General view of former elephant house at London Zoo

Hepworth - Monolith (Empyrean) N070262
KENWOOD HOUSE, Hampstead Lane, Hampstead, London. Detail of white cherry tree with sculpture. Monolith (Empirean) by Barbara Hepworth 1954. Photographed by James O. Davies in 2007

Children of Liverpool playing in a bomb site left since the end of the Second World war. 5th August 1954

Gregory Hood Road DP164785
1 - 11 Gregory Hood Road, Coventry, West Midlands. Exterior detail of tiled surround to entrance door and balcony rails above, viewed from the south west

Bull Yard DP164661
Bull Yard, Coventry, West Midlands. Exterior, detail showing fins viewed from the east

Wynne - Guy the Gorilla DP183088
Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, Greater London. David Wynne sculpture Guy The Gorilla. Photographed by Chris Redgrave in 2016

Wynne - Guy the Gorilla DP183090
Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, Greater London. David Wynne sculpture Guy The Gorilla. Photographed by Chris Redgrave in 2016

Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ The King DP030812
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ The King, Liverpool, Merseyside. Exterior general view with the belfry

Engineering Building DP030799
Engineering Building, Leicester University, Leicester. Built 1961-63; James Stirling and James Gowan. Detail of workshop glazing. Photographed in August 2006

Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War. Navy and Army bomb disposal squads moving the parachute mine from the dredger to a waiting truck. May 1949

Royal Aircraft Factory S. E. 2
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.2 (Scouting Experimental 2) with Geoffrey de Havilland at the controls

EINSTEIN TOWER, POTSDAM. The Einstein Tower at Potsdam, Germany, designed, 1920, by Eric Mendelsohn

Westmorland Road, Wyken DP164824
61 - 71 Westmorland Road, Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands. General view from the west

Mitchell - reliefs / mosaics DP178283
Seven reliefs/mosaics (1963) by William Mitchell, The Water Gardens, Harlow, Essex. Detail view from the south east of relief/mosaic No.7 (ordered from west to east). Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

Mitchell - reliefs / mosaics DP178280
Seven reliefs/mosaics (1963) by William Mitchell, The Water Gardens, Harlow, Essex. Detail view from the south east of relief/mosaic No.4 (ordered from west to east). Photographed by Steven Baker 2015

Nina lobkovskaya in war and peace, like all young girls, nina loves pretty clothes, here she is trying on a dress during a shopping trip

Narrow streets less than 30 feet wide, City of London, 1939 (colour litho)
7201423 Narrow streets less than 30 feet wide, City of London, 1939 (colour litho) by English School

Sapper Bob White takes a deep breath, and tries to slide a rope round a bomb. The bomb is buried at the back of a hotel in Canning Town, London. Pictured, Bob White takes another plunge. July 1949

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"Reflecting on the Post-War Era: A Journey through Architectural Icons" Step into a world where resilience and innovation shaped the landscape of post-war Britain. From Hepworth's ethereal Winged Figure to Trellick Tower's towering presence, these architectural marvels stand as testaments to a nation rebuilding itself. Preston Bus Station, with its geometric design captured in DP143109 and FF003606, symbolizes progress and connectivity. Its functional beauty has become an iconic landmark that transcends time. Coventry Cathedral (DP164703) emerges from the ashes like a phoenix, blending modernity with tradition. Its striking structure serves as a reminder of hope amidst destruction, inspiring generations to come. Fleischmann's Mining Memorial (DP169357) pays homage to those who sacrificed their lives in pursuit of progress. This poignant sculpture stands tall against the backdrop of history, honoring their memory for eternity. Balfron Tower (DP137832), an epitome of Brutalist architecture, represents social change and urban regeneration. Its imposing silhouette tells tales of community spirit and transformation. In Soukop's Donkey (DP178233), we find solace in simplicity. Amidst the chaos of war aftermaths, this humble sculpture reminds us to appreciate life's small joys that often go unnoticed. New Street Signal Box (BB95_13681) whispers stories untold - a silent witness to countless journeys taken by weary souls seeking new beginnings or reuniting with loved ones after years apart. Preston Bus Station once again graces our narrative through JLP01_08_082572; it is more than just transportation hub but also an emblematic gathering place where dreams converge and aspirations take flight. Lower Precinct (DP164632) embraces modernity while preserving heritage; its vibrant atmosphere reflects a society eager for progress yet mindful not to forget its roots.