Estate name(s):
Priory Court Estate
Habitation date(s):
First habitation: 1947
Countess Road
Block details
| Number of dwellings | Number of storeys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington House | 6 | ||
| Vermont House | 6 | ||
| Upshire House | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Unknown | 6 | ||
| Tuscany House | 6 | ||
| Shanklin House | 6 | ||
| Renfrew House | 6 | ||
| Everglades House | 6 | ||
| Devon House | 6 | ||
| Capri House | 6 | ||
| Adelaide House | 6 |
Agents
Building contractor:
Gee Walker and Slater
Architects:
F.G. Southgate
Events
Committee approval date:
1946
Construction start date:
1946
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.:
Ten blocks demolished, leaving only nine extant 6-storey blocks on Priory Court Estate
Location
Postcode:
E17 5YE, E17 5YF, E17 5YG, E17 5ND, E17 5NY, E17 5NZ, E17 5LU, E17 5LL, E17 5LH, E17 5LS
Other location names:
Priory Court; Sherwood Close; Darndale Close; Eastleigh Road
References and links
- Building 6-1948, 172-5
- The Builder 16-4-1948, 458-64
- Architectural Design 11-1948, 242
- The Architectural Review 8-1948, 55-9
- Architect and Building News 7-5-1948, 418-26
- Surveyor 30-4-1948, 221
- Concrete Quarterly No. 3, 7-1948, 22-5
- Cement and Concrete Association, Priory Court (1949)
- A.W. Cleeve Barr, Public Authority Housing (1958), 191
- http://www.walthamstowmemories.net/pdfs/Bill%20Bayliss%20-%20Priory%20Court%20History%20Part%201.pdf
Site description
Contextual information:
Site area: 20.73 acres
1982
Entrance to one 6-storey block on Priory Court Estate
Entrance to one 6-storey block on Priory Court Estate
1982
General view of Priory Court Estate
General view of Priory Court Estate