Title
Paternoster Square, City of London, 14/12/1962. Creator: John Laing plc.
Caption
Paternoster Square, City of London, 14/12/1962. Looking up at a tower crane against a maze of scaffolding during the construction of the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The scheme involved the redevelopment of a seven acre site on the north side of St Paul’s Cathedral. The site had been almost entirely devastated during an incendiary raid in December 1940. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park. The various blocks were named after former Bishops of London. The tallest block was 18-storeys in height and was called Sudbury House. The three 10-storey blocks were Courtenay, Walden and Grendall Houses, and the five-storey blocks were Laud, Sheldon and Bancroft Houses.
Date
1962
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Reference
HRM22A00_079
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
63,2Mb (2,4Mb) / 13,2in x 18,6in / 3966 x 5574 (300dpi)