Lansbury Lawrence School (formally Susan Lawrence School) is a primary school in the Lansbury Estate in the Poplar area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
| Lansbury Lawrence School | |
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.jpg) Entrance to Lansbury Lawrence School | |
| Address | |
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Cordelia Street Lansbury Estate , E14 6DZ England | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′49″N 0°01′02″E / 51.5135°N 0.0171°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Department for Education URN | 133574 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 11 |
| Website | lansburylawrence |
The school was designed by the architectural firm Yorke Rosenberg Mardall.[1] It was built in 1949–1950 and was debuted in the 1951 Festival of Britain as a showpiece of the "Live Architecture" exhibition.[2] The school's foyer contains tiles by the renowned artist Peggy Angus.[1] It was named after Susan Lawrence, an MP who had represented the area.[3]
The school is Grade II listed.[3]
A plaque in the school grounds commemorates the 34 firefighters killed in the 1941 Old Palace School bombing.