Wimbourne Court, Wenlock Barn Estate |
Hob Uid: 1502224 | |
Location : Greater London Authority Hackney Non Civil Parish
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Grid Ref : TQ3262383318 |
Summary : Two multi-storey blocks built as public housing as part of the Wenlock Barn Estate development. One block is an eleven-storey H-plan block, consisting of 44 two-bedroom flats; the other block is a six-storey slab block with balcony access, consisting of 30 three-bedroom maisonettes. Construction was approved by committee in 1955. |
More information : The blocks were commissioned by Shoreditch Municipal Borough Council. The Primary and Alternate addresses are the individual addresses of each block; both are current and of equal status. The Alternate name was the name given to the contract for the development. (1)
W. Lawrence & Son Ltd.'s tender for the contract was £164,887 16s. 4d. The design of the blocks is the the same as Blocks 14 & 15 on St Mary's Estate (see also Associated Monuments). (2) |