Yes Steve, got pics of them all which are in a booklet for my tours.
Speke incidentally was held up as a fine example of a township estate with self contained amenities, won awards and led to a delegation from Liverpool going to New Delhi to build there.
Lancelot Keay, designer of the landing flats served as Director of Housing in Liverpool until 1948. During his time in the post more than 35,000 new houses and flats were built across the city and four large-scale redevelopment schemes were implemented. Recognised for his flair and innovation in housing development, one of Keay?s most notable achievements was the creation of the township of Speke to the south-east of central Liverpool. Speke became a model for self-contained municipal housing estates throughout the world.
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He was rewarded for his contribution to public housing when he received a knighthood in 1947. He served as Director of Housing until 1948 and was also president of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1946 to 1948.
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