This 20 storey tower block was built in 1968. Gambier House has fantastic views of from the roof, according to this post on the UK Urban Exploitation Forum at 28DaysLater.co.uk. Also check out stevecadman’s flickr feed for more images of EC1N DC.
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London Feb 1, 2013
Tim and I walked Oscar to the Barbican.
159 City Road, Hackney
Dubbed Eagle House, this skeleton was approved in 2007 and construction of the 27 storey tall residential tower got underway. Then the financial crisis hit. Construction stalled. Purchased by Mount Anvil in October 2012, construction is set to resume in summer 2013. The building, which was designed by Terry Farrell and Partners, will include 276 …
Devon Mansions, Southwark
Five residential buildings strung along Tooley Street on both sides of Tower Bridge Road. Wikipedia has the full details.
140 London Wall, The City
Completed in 1976, 140 London Wall was once part of a string of Corporation of London developments designed in the modernist style. Designed by architects Philip Powell and Hildago Moya.
Kelson House, Samuda Estate
From British History Online: “Kelson House is a 25-storey block of maisonettes, faced in aggregate-concrete panels. It is of the ‘scissors’ type developed in the early 1960s by a team in the LCC Architect’s Department, headed by David Gregory-Jones, Colin Jones and Ian Hampson.”
St. Mark’s Church, Myddelton Square
Completed in 1827, St. Mark’s Church was designed by W.C. Mylne, who was the chief surveyor of the New River Company, which was developing Myddelton Square, according to British History Online. The square is named for the New River Company’s founder.
Sean Gallagher 