Detail View: SHIMMER:
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Caption:
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Housing
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Creation Date:
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1970
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Image Date:
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2011
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Peterlee, Co. Durham
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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DANIEL , DIXON , PASMORE
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Image ID:
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11-0108
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Description:
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Exterior view: housing. Location: Oakerside Drive on Sunny Blunts Estate, south west of Peterlee Town Centre. Peterlee was a new town proposed in 1948. In the 1960's Victor PASMORE was engaged as an artist consultant working on design concepts for the town. The chief architect after 1950 was Grenfell BAINES. PASMORE worked on the Sunny Blunts Estate with the architects Peter DANIEL and Franc DIXON. As part of this work he designed the Apollo Pavilion which crosses a small lake. The area is surronded by grass slopes on which various housing types were constructed.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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PASMORE, Victor
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1908
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1998
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Creator Role:
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Artist and Designer.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Creator:
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DANIEL, Peter
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1924
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Creator:
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DIXON, Franc. G.
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Housing -- England (Co. Durham)
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Subject Heading:
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New towns
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture, Domestic -- England
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