New Town Herts

Introducing a new section to our website, New Town Herts, in which we will be documenting the modernist and art deco architecture of the Garden Cities and New Towns of Hertfordshire.

Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead were all built in the 20th Century to create living places balance between work and leisure, urban and rural. These towns feature a variety of architectural styles from Arts & Crafts to Brutalism, and designs from a range of architects, such as Louis de Soissons, Clifford Culpin and Sir Basil Spence. 

In this section you will find guides to the modernist and art deco buildings of each town, a map of all the buildings and a profile of some of the important town architects and planners.

Image from Scodpub

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