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Description: | This photo shows the construction of the new Townshend Court blocks of flats in Portland Town, north London. The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was redeveloping the area with new builds such as this and the adjacent Eamont Court.
The council demolished many run-down 19th-century terraces to make room for the new builds. Not everyone could afford to move to the new properties, and many relocated away from the area.
Margaret Monck photographed a number of homes and people in Portland Town during this demolition. By the end of the century, Townshend Court contained sought-after renovated apartments in the now affluent area of St John's Wood. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | �� Photograph by Margaret Monck | Subjects: | Public services Cityscape Home and Family | Temporal: | 1931-1940 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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