Showing posts with label E2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E2. Show all posts

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Keeling House, Bethnal Green

Keeling House is a 16-storey block of flats, designed by Denys Lasdun and completed in 1955. It is a cluster of 4 blocks of maisonettes arranged around a central service tower. It was originally council housing but was closed in 1992 due to deterioration. It was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1993. In 1999 Tower Hamlets council sold it to private developers who renovated the property and reopened it in 2001.
Viewed from the west (from Claredale Street)

Viewed from the south (from Canrobert Street)

Viewed from the south (from Canrobert Street)

Viewed from the south (from Canrobert Street)


View from the east (from Temple Street)

Friday, 27 August 2010

Mickey Mouse in the East End

Mickey Mouse trying to work his magic in the East End.

Friday, 16 July 2010

Flags in Goldsmiths Row, Hackney.

Flags flown for the World Cup outside the Albion Pub in Goldsmiths Row, Hackney, London, UK.




Friday, 4 December 2009

Cranbrook Estate, Bethnal Green, E2

The Cranbrook Estate in Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London,UK. The estate was designed by Berthold Lubetkin, in collaboration with Francis Skinner and Douglas Bailey, and was completed in 1964.





The estate seen from Bow Wharf and the Hertford Canal.

The photos were taken on 27 August 2009.