Lansbury Lawrence School

Lansbury Lawrence School (formally Susan Lawrence School) is a primary school in the Lansbury Estate in the Poplar area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Entrance to Lansbury Lawrencee School

The school was designed by the architectural firm Yorke Rosenberg Mardall.[1] It was built in 1949–1950 and was debuted in the 1951 Festival of Britain as a showpiece of the "Live Architecture" exhibition. [2] The school's foyer contains tiles by the renowned artist Peggy Angus.[1] It was named in honor of MP Susan Lawrence who represented the area.[3]

The school is Grade II listed.[3]

References
  1. Harwood, Elain (2013). Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage. Rutlege Hill Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780415529945.
  2. Cherry, Bridget (2005). London: East – Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780300107012.
  3. "Susan Larwence and Elizabeth Lansbury Schools". Historic England. Retrieved October 31, 2015.


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