Agents
Building contractor
Unit
Architects
Norman & Dawbarn
Events
Committee approval date
Local authority
Original commissioning authority
Hampstead Metropolitan Borough Council
Original location authority
Hampstead Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Postcode
NW6 4RJ
NW6 4RL
NW6 4RN
NW6 4RP
Estate name(s)
Harben Road Estate
References and links
The Architectural Review 1-1954, 58-9
1988
View of 7-storey blocks on Harben Road
View of 7-storey blocks on Harben Road
Original development name
Finchley Road and Harben Road
Multi-storey block names
Glover House L1436
Noel House L1437
Campden House L1438
Hickens House L1439
Multi-storey block details
one 9-storey block containing 24 dwellings; three 7-storey blocks containing 110 dwellings
Postcode area
NW6
Image dates
1988
Image details
View of 7-storey blocks on Harben Road
Living In Harben Estate
Not a spectacular place, at the heart of South Hampstead.. easy access to transport, restaurants and entertainment. Life here could be described as confined, the walls are thin ensuring you know your neighbours more than you may like to. Surrounding a playground, Summer is filled with the sound of children playing, swings creaking. Central heating issues persist, maintenance is ongoing.
Adapting to this structure hasn't been easy. Given the time scale of when this estate was built, it is easy to take into account the headspace of the architects. The effects of war and the demand for housing. Could be worse, could be better.