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| Description | Large file entitled 'Sewells Orchard + Notes d/d, Ref HAA…'. Ralph and Muriel Crowley had earlier bought the land known as Sewells Orchard meadow, near Welwyn, at Tewin. Later three houses were built on the land to a similar design for related families. The houses were designed by Mary Medd and Cecil Kemp, and one of them was for Ralph and Muriel. They were inspired by Mary's travels to Stockholm in 1930. The file contains:
'An Introduction to Modern Architecture' by J.M. Richards, 1940
3 strips of black and white photographs presumably of Sewells Orchard
Envelope of negatives of Sewells Orchard, 1935
Hertfordshire Association of Architects (HAA) correspondence with Mary Medd, with notes of Mary's architectural work from 1940-1991 including British Council visits, work with Hertfordshire etc., 1-15 Apr 1996
Plan of the lay-out of proposed houses at Tewin (Sewells Orchard) by C.G. Kemp and M. Crowley
Copies of the Hertfordshire Association of Architects (HAA) newsletter no. 59 containing a piece entitled 'Three Modern Movement Houses in Tewin 1934' which describes houses designed by Mary, 1996
Correspondence with Alan Powers and Yasmin Sheriff of Hertfordshire Association of Architects (HAA) regarding the houses built at Tewin on the meadow known as Sewells Orchard, 15 Apr-24 Sep 1996
Copy of an article on 'Group of Houses at Tewin, Herts, 1936', probably Architectural Review, n.d.
Estate agent's (F.L. Mercer and Co.) advertisement for houses at Sewell's Orchard in Tewin, with two black and white photographs of the houses
Article entitled 'Houses at Tewin, Herts', The Architect and Building News, 26 Jun 1936
Envelope containing various black and white photographs of the houses at Tewin
Brochure for 'The Twentieth Century Society, The Modern House Tour' featuring the houses at Sewells Orchard, 27 Oct 1996
Draft notes on the occupiers and previous occupiers of 106 Orchard Road (which include Cecil Kemp's parents), 1999
3 black and white photographs of the houses
Extract from a Hertfordshire Association of Architects (HAA) newsletter which mentions the Scandinavian inspiration behind the Tewin houses
Small envelope on photographs and negatives of the houses
Further personal notes on the houses, written by Mary Medd
Copy of 'Eastern Region Architect (ERA)' newsletter no. 22, Apr-Jun 1996
Further handwritten notes on the houses at Sewells Orchard, Jan 1996 |