Woolwich Common redevelopment area, Stage I

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
12-58 Gildersome Street L109 32 6
130-147 Nightingale Vale L107 18 6
284-346 Nightingale Vale L108 24 6
Nightingale Heights L106 93 25
three 6-storey blocks containing 74 dwellings; one 25-storey block containing 93 dwellings

Agents

Building contractor
direct municipal labour
J.M. Jones
Architects
Hunt Thompson Associates

Local authority

Original commissioning authority
Greenwich London Borough Council
Original location authority
Greenwich London Borough Council
Present day authority
Greenwich London Borough Council

Location

Postcode
SE18 4HH
Other location names
Nightingale Vale

Site description

Building system
Concrete Ltd Bison Wall Frame
Contextual information
Tower block originally planned as a 22-storey block amidst majority of 3-storey dwellings
Further Construction Details
Direct Municipal Labour contracted for 6-storey blocks; J.M. Jones contracted for (Bison-built) 25-storey block
View of Nightingale Heights (25-storey block) with 6-storey block to right
1989
View of Nightingale Heights (25-storey block) with 6-storey block to right
Original development name
Woolwich Common redevelopment area, Stage I
Multi-storey block names
Nightingale Heights L106
130-147 Nightingale Vale L107
284-346 Nightingale Vale L108
12-58 Gildersome Street L109
Multi-storey block details
three 6-storey blocks containing 74 dwellings; one 25-storey block containing 93 dwellings
Postcode area
SE18
Image dates
1989
Image details
View of Nightingale Heights (25-storey block) with 6-storey block to right