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)

Scenes from a demolition, Haggerston Estate

The machinery

The empty buildings

The empty rooms

Even the local pub is demolished

although some elements remain

Samuel House is still in use with pictures of former residents on the windows of the empty flats. (part of I Am Here project - see www.iamhere.org.uk/ )

For other pics of the estate, see my set on Flickr.

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.

Kingsland Estate demolition - 23 July 1995

Two tower blocks in the Kingshold Estate, South Hackney, London, UK, were demolished on 23 July 1995.

Implosions

Dust Cloud

More Dust.

Church spire becomes visible.

All Clear.