Cropley Court, Wenlock Barn Estate |
Hob Uid: 1502266 | |
Location : Greater London Authority Hackney Non Civil Parish
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Grid Ref : TQ3269583303 |
Summary : Three tower blocks built as public housing as part of the Wenlock Barn Estate. The eleven-storey H-plan block consists of 44 dwellings. The eight-storey slab block with balcony access consists of 64 dwellings. The six-storey L-plan block with baclony access also consists of 64 dwellings. Construction was approved by committee in 1964. |
More information : The blocks were commissioned by Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses of each block; all are current and of equal status. The Alternate name was the name given to the contract for the development. (1)
The six-storey block was referred to in the building contract as Blocks 27 and 29. H. Richardson & Son Ltd.'s tender for the contract for the construction of a total of 172 dwellings was £602,747 15s. 6d. (2)
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