Finsbury Health Centre
1938
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Islington
Grade I
Health centre in Clerkenwell, conceived as part of the “Finsbury Plan”, a borough wide policy to combat common problems such as lice, ricketts and diphtheria. It was designed by Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton, featuring TB and foot clinics, a solarium, a dentist, a decontamination zone and a mortuary. It also catered to the mind as well as the body, featuring a lecture theatre and murals by Gordon Cullen. The structure itself was built from reinforced concrete in a H plan with two flanking wings. The building is finished in faience tiling, glass bricks, and brass, copper & teak framing.
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1938
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Islington
Grade I
Health centre in Clerkenwell, conceived as part of the “Finsbury Plan”, a borough wide policy to combat common problems such as lice, ricketts and diphtheria. It was designed by Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton, featuring TB and foot clinics, a solarium, a dentist, a decontamination zone and a mortuary. It also catered to the mind as well as the body, featuring a lecture theatre and murals by Gordon Cullen. The structure itself was built from reinforced concrete in a H plan with two flanking wings. The building is finished in faience tiling, glass bricks, and brass, copper & teak framing.
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