Agents
Building contractor
Laing
Architects
F.O. Hayes
H. P Trenton
D. Winch
Events
Committee approval date
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.
2005: Southwark London Borough Council resolved to demolish Aylesbury Estate
Local authority
Original commissioning authority
Southwark London Borough Council
Original location authority
Southwark London Borough Council
Location
Postcode
SE17 2UF
SE17 2QR
References and links
Surveyor 2-1-1970, 24
The Architects' Journal 27-5-1970, 1288-91
Building Design 17-5-1974, 20-1
Architect (London) 4-1975, 30-3
Site description
Building system
Jespersen
Contextual information
At time of construction, 42-256 Bredenham was the longest industrialised housing block in Europe
Original development name
Aylesbury Development Area, Stage 3, R. White's Site Extension
Multi-storey block names
241-271 Wendover House L956
Ravenstone House L957
Multi-storey block details
one 8-storey block containing 231 dwellings; one 6-storey block containing 81 dwellings
Postcode area
SE17