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Article: 'Magic carpet' ride from farmland to town.(News)
- Article from:
- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2002
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BEFORE the unique idea of creating a satellite township to Liverpool, Speke was a collection of rolling fields and small farmhouses.
Described as a "magic carpet" the plan was to build a town from scratch, with all necessary facilities as if it had grown naturally over the years.
Proposals, drawn up by city architect Sir Launcelot Keay in the 1930s and 1940s, included 5,000 houses, a technical school, parish church, public baths and a community centre with concert hall, gymnasium, public library, cinemas, art gallery and open-air theatre.
A hostel was to provide 56 bedsits for single people.
In 1933, Sir Launcelot unveiled the first ...