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Stanley Road, LIVERPOOL, L75 2LL

Built c1967, the architects Gunton & Gunton for developers Kenyon Construction Co. Mostly occupied by various local/central government agencies. The private sector has largely fled areas such as Bootle. Improbable as it may seem, Pevsner adduces Bootle as perhaps the nearest we come (or came) in this country to a Corbusian vision. Prompted by the need to revive a flagging economy previously reliant on the docks and the arrival of the Inland Revenue, in the mid 1960s the planners in Bootle, guided by the precepts of the French modernist architect, Le Corbusier, embarked on an ambitious reinvention of the town. Stanley Road was lined with towers and slabs, but, as Pevsner points out, the vision was undermined by the survival of older buildings in their midst. More recently, at least one has been demolished (Image]).

Built c1966 to the designs of E.R. Furber of the Ministry of Public Building and Works for the Ministry of Social Security, and now occupied by a successor, the Department of Work and Pensions, including a job centre. Improbable as it may seem, Pevsner adduces Bootle as perhaps the nearest we come (or came) in this country to a Corbusian vision. Prompted by the need to revive a flagging economy previously reliant on the docks and the arrival of the Inland Revenue, in the mid 1960s the planners in Bootle, guided by the precepts of the French modernist architect, Le Corbusier, embarked on an ambitious reinvention of the town. Stanley Road was lined with towers and slabs, but, as Pevsner points out, the vision was undermined by the survival of older buildings in their midst. More recently, at least one has been demolished (Image]).

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council building.

Designed by W.H. Robbins & Associates, c1968. A tall slab perpendicular to the street linked to two small blocks on either side. Currently occupied by the Department of Work and Pensions. Improbable as it may seem, Pevsner adduces Bootle as perhaps the nearest we come (or came) in this country to a Corbusian vision. Prompted by the need to revive a flagging economy previously reliant on the docks and the arrival of the Inland Revenue, in the mid 1960s the planners in Bootle, guided by the precepts of the French modernist architect, Le Corbusier, embarked on an ambitious reinvention of the town. Stanley Road was lined with towers and slabs, but, as Pevsner points out, the vision was undermined by the survival of older buildings in their midst. More recently, at least one has been demolished (Image]).

Dating from c1967, the architects Gunton & Gunton for developers Kenyon Construction Co. I think it was at least partly occupied by Sefton Council. Improbable as it may seem, Pevsner adduces Bootle as perhaps the nearest we come (or came) in this country to a Corbusian vision. Prompted by the need to revive a flagging economy previously reliant on the docks and the arrival of the Inland Revenue, in the mid 1960s the planners in Bootle, guided by the precepts of the French modernist architect, Le Corbusier, embarked on an ambitious reinvention of the town. Stanley Road was lined with towers and slabs, but, as Pevsner points out, the vision was undermined by the survival of older buildings in their midst. More recently, at least one has been demolished (Image], previously just left of shot).

Built 1966-68 by the Borough Architect, Thomas Finlay. Improbable as it may seem, Pevsner adduces Bootle as perhaps the nearest we come (or came) in this country to a Corbusian vision. Prompted by the need to revive a flagging economy previously reliant on the docks and the arrival of the Inland Revenue, in the mid 1960s the planners in Bootle, guided by the precepts of the French modernist architect, Le Corbusier, embarked on an ambitious reinvention of the town. Stanley Road was lined with towers and slabs, but, as Pevsner points out, the vision was undermined by the survival of older buildings in their midst. More recently, at least one has been demolished (Image]). Originally the Bootle College of Further Education, it now has more than 7,000 students aged 14-19 studying a variety of courses.

Built c1967, the architects Gunton & Gunton for developers Kenyon Construction Co. Occupied at the time by Sefton Council. Improbable as it may seem, Pevsner adduces Bootle as perhaps the nearest we come (or came) in this country to a Corbusian vision. Prompted by the need to revive a flagging economy previously reliant on the docks and the arrival of the Inland Revenue, in the mid 1960s the planners in Bootle, guided by the precepts of the French modernist architect, Le Corbusier, embarked on an ambitious reinvention of the town. Stanley Road was lined with towers and slabs, but, as Pevsner points out, the vision was undermined by the survival of older buildings in their midst. More recently, at least one has been demolished (Image]).