Alton Estate, Roehampton, London: aerial view
RIBApix ref no |
RIBA33550 |
Architect/Designer | London County Council. Architects Department
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Artist/Photographer | Toomey, Bill (1922-)
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Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1958 |
Image Date | 1950 |
View | Aerial |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP Box 721 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
Credit |
Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
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Notes |
NOTES:
The Alton Estate is situated between Putney Heath and Richmond Park in south-west London. The smaller south-east part, Alton East, was built in 1952-1955, while the much larger north-west part, Alton West, was built in 1955-1959.
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Subject tags
skyscrapers, flats, housing, town planning, Social Housing: 1950s