You are here: Home>Search Search Currently displaying: 22 results You've searched for: Decade: "1980s" xCollection: "The Story of the Original Central Milton Keynes" xFormat: "Photograph" x Search term Filter by Collection The Story of the Original Central Milton Keynes (22) Filter by Format Photograph (22) Filter by Decade 1970s (9)1980s (22)1990s (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest 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 130. 'By Jove, it happened!' (Keith Mason) CMK/002/130 Milton Keynes Central Railway Station under construction, 1981, viewed from the east. Image 131. Milton Keynes Central Station CMK/002/131 The station in operation 1982 viewed from Station Square. Image 151. 'Conceived and built as a totality' (Thomas Heatherwick) CMK/002/151 An aerial view of Central Milton Keynes in 1980 from the west Image 152. 'Milton Keynes is different' (Frank Henshaw) CMK/002/152 View of an entrance to CMK Shopping Building in 1980. Image 19. 'Inspired by beautiful photographs' (Christopher Woodward) CMK/002/019 An image of The Galleria, Milan, from Passagen by Johann Friedrich Geist. This book was one of the inspirations for the design of the Shopping Building. Image 25. 'A continuous ramp linked various internal galleries' (Derek Walker) CMK/002/025 John Donat’s photograph of the building model of the Gallery in Park. Image 26. 'In the early days we had boules courts on the boulevard central reservations.' (Derek Walker) CMK/002/026 The image shows chairs and bags placed on a central reservation, and four boules players. A few boules are scattered on the gravel. Image 37. 'They said it was ... A very good way of doing business' (Douglas Burcham) CMK/002/037 Frank Henshaw pictured in 1987 during the time he was MKDC General Manager (1980-1992). Image 46. 'The Shopping Building ... was the biggest in its day' (Allen Duff) CMK/002/046 The full extent of the Shopping Building as seen from the south, from the Fishermead pedestrian bridge in 1981. Image 47. 'The CMK team's ... interpretation of the Master Plan' (Frank Henshaw) CMK/002/047 A night-time view of Milton Keynes Central Station looking downwards and across Station Square. Housing in Loughton can be seen behind the station building. Image 52. 'CMK would become a hub for the churches - A lot of people had to co-operate' (Frank Henshaw) CMK/002/052 Aerial view of the City Church site c.1988. The ancient ‘Common Lane’ can be seen crossing the site. Image 57. 'There were lots of arguments...' (Christopher Woodward) CMK/002/057 The completed Shopping Building in 1980 viewed from the John Lewis car parks.. Image 61. 'The Corporation was there to get things done' (Frank Henshaw) CMK/002/061 Image of a display of prototype street furniture for the Shopping Building: a wooden bench, ash tray, wastepaper bin and an advertising board. Image 66. 'We're not spending money here. We're investing' (Stuart Mosscrop) CMK/002/066 A night-time view of Queen’s Court Pool in 1980, with the fountains playing. Image 69. ' There was tremendous pride, passion and enthusiasm for what we did' (Douglas Burcham) CMK/002/069 Photograph of the early stages of erection of part of the Shopping Building steelwork. Image 77. 'We came up Common Lane... which ran virtually across CMK' (Jan Blackhall) CMK/002/077 A view towards Midsummer House (Midsummer Boulevard) along what was left of the ancient Common Lane, on land designated as the site of the City Church. Image 80. The Sewage Works CMK/002/080 The completed Sewage Works building c.1980 Image 93. 'We did produce some smashing buildings' (Ivan Pickles) CMK/002/093 A view of the office building Norfolk House, with the Octo sculpture by Wendy Taylor in the foreground. Image 95. 'It's not suburban, it's urban' CMK/002/095 A view of the approach to the City Centre from the south. Image 96. 'A very convenient place' (Ken Baker) CMK/002/096 CMK Boulevard construction in progress, showing porte-cochères, street lighting and trees already in place. Image 103. 'The whole landscaping is one of the successes of Milton Keynes' (Douglas Burcham) CMK/002/103 Originally named City Park, as here in 1982, Campbell Park was designed as an essential component of City Centre from the start. The Shopping Building can be seen in the distance behind the fountain in the pool in the foreground.