Estate name(s):
Barbican Estate
Habitation date(s):
First flats let in Speed House in 1968
Barbican redevelopment, Phase III
Block details
| Number of dwellings | Number of storeys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed House/Willoughby House/Andrewes House/Gilbert House | 542 | 10 | |
| Cromwell Tower | 114 | 45 |
Agents
Building contractor:
Laing
Architects:
Chamberlain, Powell & Bon
Other agents or contractors:
Quantity surveyors: Davis Belfield & Everest
Events
Committee approval date:
1964
Location
Postcode:
EC2Y 8NB, EC2Y 8AT, EC2Y 8BN, EC2Y 8BA, EC2Y 8BD
References and links
- Architectural Design 5-1956, 155
- The Builder 3-2-1956, 194
- The Builder 1-6-1956, 622-3
- Architect and Building News 31-5-1956, 581
- Architect and Building News 7-6-1956, 620-3
- Municipal Journal 8-6-1956, 1319-23
- Municipal Journal 9-3-1962, 690-3
- Surveyor 2-6-1956, 371-2
- Surveyor 2-10-1970, 38-43
- The Architects' Journal 7-6-1956, 632-6
- D. Crawford (ed.), A Decade of British Housing, 1963-1973 (1975), 236-48
- The Architectural Review 8-1973, 68-91
1988
Map of Barbican Estate
Map of Barbican Estate
1988
General View of Barbican Estate
General View of Barbican Estate
1988
General View of Barbican Estate
General View of Barbican Estate
1988
General View of Barbican Estate
General View of Barbican Estate
1988
View of high-rise blocks on Barbican Estate
View of high-rise blocks on Barbican Estate
1988
Detail view of high-rise block on Barbican Estate
Detail view of high-rise block on Barbican Estate