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The Lawn Road Flats: Spies, Writers and Artists
David Burke
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Description for The Lawn Road Flats: Spies, Writers and Artists
Hardback. The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writers Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 309 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 838.
The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writers The Isokon building, Lawn Road Flats, in Belsize Park on Hampstead's lower slopes, is a remarkable building. The first modernist building in Britain to use reinforced concrete in domestic architecture, its construction demanded new building techniques. But the building was as remarkable for those who took up residence there as for the application of revolutionary building techniques. There were 32 Flats in all, and they became a haunt of ... Read more
The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writers The Isokon building, Lawn Road Flats, in Belsize Park on Hampstead's lower slopes, is a remarkable building. The first modernist building in Britain to use reinforced concrete in domestic architecture, its construction demanded new building techniques. But the building was as remarkable for those who took up residence there as for the application of revolutionary building techniques. There were 32 Flats in all, and they became a haunt of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
830g
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843837831
SKU
V9781843837831
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for The Lawn Road Flats: Spies, Writers and Artists
The book is the product of excellent detective work on Burke's part [and is] a compelling, original and insightful read, often providing minute details of everyday espionage, while chronicling artistic movements and political upheavals engagingly.
HISTORY
Burke's book is constructed like the building itself: each chapter has at its centre a life story of one or other key ... Read more
HISTORY
Burke's book is constructed like the building itself: each chapter has at its centre a life story of one or other key ... Read more