West Chelsea Extended Area redevelopment

Block details

	Number of dwellings	Number of storeys
Greaves Tower/Dartrey Tower/Whistler Tower/Ashburnham Tower/Blantyre Tower/Berenger Tower/Chelsea Reach Tower	742	20

Building contractor:

Holland Hannen and Cubitt, Bovis

Architects:

Eric Lyons & Partners

Design date(s):

1963

Committee approval date:

1969

Construction start date:

1969

Construction completion date:

1977

Original commissioning authority:

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

Original location authority:

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

Present day authority:

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

Postcode:

SW10 0EA, SW10 0EB, SW10 0ED, SW10 0EE, SW10 0EH, SW10 0EF, SW10 0EG

Other location names:

Edith Grove; Blantyre Street

Contextual information:

Development consists of six point blocks linked in one contiguous building by 6-storey sections. 742 dwellings intended to house 2500 people.

Further Construction Details:

Holland Hannen and Cubitt withdrew from contract in 1973; in 1973, Bovis brought in to complete contract

1988
General view of World's End Estate

1988
View of World's End Estate with Moravian Tower in background

1979
View of World's End Estate

1988
View of Chelsea Reach Tower and Berenger Tower from Blantyre Street

1979
View of Greaves Tower and Dartrey Tower

Estate name(s):

World's End Estate

Habitation date(s):

First 100 dwellings opened in January 1975