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Image 1. Image used on front cover of the book

CMK/002/001

Cladding the Shopping Building. A black and white image of builders silhouetted against the skeleton of the shopping building structure.
Image 3. 'The epic drama of CMK's development' (Dr. Michael Synott)

CMK/002/003

An aerial view of the Shopping Building under construction, February 1976. Lloyds Court is nearing completion, top left. The skeleton of part of the Shopping Building, including the outline of Queen’s Court, can be seen.
Image 4. The designated area of Milton Keynes c. 1970

CMK/002/004

The designated area of Milton Keynes c. 1970. The original caption reads: ‘This photograph shows the area from Bletchley to Wolverton in North Bucks to be developed as a New Town called Milton Keynes. The village in the centre of the picture is Simpson.’
Image 5. 'Flat as a bath board!' (Derek Walker)

CMK/002/005

The view from Bow Brickhill across the designated area of Milton Keynes, 1970. The image has housing in the foreground (Bow Brickhill) but the majority of the view is agricultural land.
Image 6. An open court 'and small public garden'

CMK/002/006

From Helmut Jacoby’s renderings of the planned City Centre facilities – before anything was built. This image is an illustration of what was to become Queen’s Court., with trees and seating.
Image 7. A 'planted boulevard' (The Plan for Milton Keynes, March 1970)

CMK/002/007

A drawing by Helmut Jacoby of cars on a tree-lined boulevard with the Shopping Building on the right.
Image 8. A 'covered piazza' (The Plan for Milton Keynes, March 1970)

CMK/002/008

A drawing by Helmut Jacoby of what was to become Middleton Hall. The hall is full of people; assorted models of aircraft hang from the high ceiling, with a banner ‘those magnificent men in their flying machines’.
Image 9. Drawing by Helmut Jacoby of a parking area

CMK/002/009

Parking ‘in a tree-planted square fronted by shops.’ (The Plan for Milton Keynes, March 1970)
Image 111. 'Every exposed column was inspected personally by us for alignment' (Syd Green)

CMK/002/111

The CMK team visit Boulton and Paul Steelworks in Middlesbrough c.1975 to determine the steel specification for the columns.
Image 116. 'We juxtaposed the original alignments' (David Hartley)

CMK/002/116

The Garden Court – to be renamed Queen’s Court after the Royal visit – under construction in 1978.
Image 117. 'The wood lasted till they put Marks & Spencer there' (David Hartley)

CMK/002/117

The original West End facade of the reflecting a wood copse incorporated in the design of the original large open square at the end of the Shopping Building, April 1976.
Image 122. 'People appreciate quality finishes' (David Hartley)

CMK/002/122

The CMK team visiting the Italian quarry in October 1975 to view travertine for the Shopping Building floor.
Image 123. The travertine floor (1)

CMK/002/123

Viewing the travertine slabs in Italy.
Image 125. The original wooden bench seat.

CMK/002/125

The Shopping Building bench designed by Geoff Hollington (of the CMK team) and made up in Wolverton Works.
Image 127. 'The long-term health of the trees is assured' (Tony Southard)

CMK/002/127

The deep plant-bed pits in the arcades so that large trees would survive. Photo taken on 25 June 1977 by John Donat.
Image 129. 'It never failed to amaze me that it happened' (Keith Mason)

CMK/002/129

Aerial view north along the mainline railway near the site of CMK’s Station. The A5D dual carriage way and Portway roundabout are under construction. November 1978.
Image 133. Lloyds Court - opening

CMK/002/133

The opening of Lloyds Court; a view of the interior courtyard.
Image 11. 'Whoops, what's happened to the Master Plan?' (Stuart Mosscrop)

CMK/002/011

The CMK Architects created their version of the layout with an orthogonal grid. The plan shown includes the railway station, shopping centre, offices and housing with the three boulevards, although the layout is not complete. All roads are straight.
Image 12. 'Restful squares...' (The Plan for Milton Keynes, March 1970)

CMK/002/012

Drawing by Helmut Jacoby of a public square, the original public open space at the west end of the Shopping Building (now built over by Marks & Spencer). The drawing shows the Shopping Building in the distance, trees and sculpture and people walking or sitting on seating.
Image 13. 'Bustling streets'. (The Plan for Milton Keynes, March 1970)

CMK/002/013

Helmut Jacoby’s drawing of the Boulevards leading down to the railway station. The image shows a tree-lined boulevard, with cars and people, and a porte-cochère crossing the boulevard.
Image 14. The City Club : 'It would be absolutely brilliant.'- (Allen Duff)

CMK/002/014

A Helmut Jacoby rendering of an arcade in the proposed City Club, which would have been housed in a construction as big as the Shopping Building. The image shows a high arcade with a curved glass roof, striped pillars and plenty of trees and plants. There are screens, posters and brightly decorated ...
Image 20. 'We spent a lot of time thinking about the arcades' (Chris Woodward)

CMK/002/020

Helmut Jacoby’s early rendering of CMK Architects’ ideas about the Shopping Building interior, showing the a tall arcade with trees growing in the centre.
Image 21. 'We had to organise the land' (Stuart Mosscrop)

CMK/002/021

An early aerial view of CMK, 1976, showing Lloyds Court in the centre, with the Shopping Building under construction to the south of it. Marlborough Street is on the right hand side.
Image 22. 'This was the Saxon Meeting Place' (Stuart Mosscrop)

CMK/002/022

The Council Offices under construction on Silbury Boulevard/Saxon Gate in October 1977.