Welwyn & Welwyn Garden City in 50 Buildings

by Paul Rabbitts, Peter Jeffree, Paul A. Rabbitts

Situated a mile from the Hertfordshire village of Welwyn, the Garden City was founded in 1920. It was the vision of Ebenezer Howard, founder of the garden city movement that aimed to combine the benefits of living in a town with those of living in the country. The French-Canadian Louis de Soissons was appointed as architect and planner and ensured the project's success. Welwyn Garden City's historic significance in town and social planning is global,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398102474
• ISBN13: 9781398102477
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages