Blackbird Leys

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Evenlode Tower S167 60 15
Windrush Tower S166 60 15
two 15-storey blocks containing 120 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor
Laing
Architects
S. Greenwood
Engineers
B.H. Broadbent

Events

Construction start date
Construction completion date
Habitation date(s)
Official opening of Windrush Tower: 9 April 1962

Local authority

Original commissioning authority
Oxford County Borough Council
Original location authority
Oxford County Borough Council
Present day authority
Oxford City Council

Location

Postcode
OX4 6HY
OX4 6JA
Other location names
Knights Road; Nlackbird Leys Road
Estate name(s)
Blackbird Leys Estate
View of Windrush Tower and Evenlode Tower
1983
View of Windrush Tower and Evenlode Tower
Entrance to Windrush Tower
1983
Entrance to Windrush Tower
View of Evenlode Tower
1983
View of Evenlode Tower
Original development name
Blackbird Leys
Multi-storey block names
Windrush Tower S166
Evenlode Tower S167
Multi-storey block details
two 15-storey blocks containing 120 dwellings
Postcode area
OX4
Image dates
1983; 1983; 1983
Image details
View of Windrush Tower and Evenlode Tower; Entrance to Windrush Tower; View of Evenlode Tower