Agents
Building contractor
Holland Hannen and Cubitt
Bovis
Architects
Eric Lyons & Partners
Events
Committee approval date
Design date(s)
Construction start date
Construction completion date
Habitation date(s)
First 100 dwellings opened in January 1975
Local authority
Original commissioning authority
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Original location authority
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Location
Postcode
SW10 0EA
SW10 0EB
SW10 0ED
SW10 0EE
SW10 0EH
SW10 0EF
SW10 0EG
Other location names
Edith Grove; Blantyre Street
Estate name(s)
World's End Estate
References and links
Architect and Building News 23-10-1963, 635
Architectural Design 12-1963, 558
The Architects' Journal 6-11-1963, 943-4
Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects 2-1964, 51-69
The Architectural Review 1-1964, 26
The Architectural Review 11-1967, 379-80
The Architectural Review 9-1977, 172-6
Surveyor 2-1-1970, 23-4
Landscape Design 11-1972, 21-3
The Architects' Journal 20-4-1977, 733-44
Site description
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
General view of World's End Estate
1988
View of World's End Estate with Moravian Tower in background
View of World's End Estate with Moravian Tower in background
1979
View of World's End Estate
View of World's End Estate
1988
View of Chelsea Reach Tower and Berenger Tower from Blantyre Street
View of Chelsea Reach Tower and Berenger Tower from Blantyre Street
1979
View of Greaves Tower and Dartrey Tower
View of Greaves Tower and Dartrey Tower
Original development name
West Chelsea Extended Area redevelopment
Multi-storey block names
Greaves Tower/Dartrey Tower/Whistler Tower/Ashburnham Tower/Blantyre Tower/Berenger Tower/Chelsea Reach Tower L1634
Multi-storey block details
one 20-storey block containing 742 dwellings
Postcode area
SW10
Image dates
1988; 1988; 1979; 1988; 1979
Image details
General view of World's End Estate; View of World's End Estate with Moravian Tower in background; View of World's End Estate; View of Chelsea Reach Tower and Berenger Tower from Blantyre Street; View of Greaves Tower and Dartrey Tower