Title
Paternoster Square, City of London, 16/01/1964. Creator: John Laing plc.
Caption
Paternoster Square, City of London, 16/01/1964. Looking north-east across the Paternoster development during its construction, showing completed blocks and some under construction including Sudbury House. 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
1964
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Reference
HRM22A00_104
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
100,2Mb (5,3Mb) / 22,3in x 17,4in / 6697 x 5227 (300dpi)