
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: R. A. H. Livett OBE. This house represents one of the thousands masterminded by this pioneering Leeds Director of Housing and later City Architect. Inspired by the latest European designs, he championed modernist council housing for the people of Leeds. His other schemes include Quarry Hill, the Halton Moor Estate and Saxton Gardens. 1898-1959 Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
R. A. H. Livett OBE was a pioneering Leeds Director of Housing and City Architect who significantly shaped modernist council housing in Leeds through innovative designs inspired by European architecture, including notable schemes like Quarry Hill and the Halton Moor Estate.
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