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    Local knowledge needed - architectural research

    Thank you, this is very useful! Is there any register where to find the house owners during 1941-45 period?
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    Local knowledge needed - architectural research

    Thank you for your feedback and your recommendations - much appreciated. I was lucky enough to be one of the speakers at that RIBA conference. The National Archives is such a special place, and I spent a few days reviewing the refugee files. Thank you for pointing me to the Coventry Archives —...
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    Local knowledge needed - architectural research

    Dear all, I am currently conducting architectural research on five émigré architects from Czechoslovakia who came to the UK in 1939. One of these architects was assisted by the RIBA Refugee Committee in immigrating to the UK in 1939. During World War II, he worked as a designer for Radiation...
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