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Barbican Estate, City of London: Cromwell Tower under construction

RIBA Ref No RIBA2661-15
Architect/DesignerChamberlin Powell & Bon
Artist/PhotographerMaltby, John (1910-1980)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1982
Image Date1970
ViewExterior
StyleBrutalist
MediumNegative
Library ReferenceMAL85036 (Print at AP184)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditJohn Maltby / RIBA Collections
SubjectTown planning ; Skyscrapers ; Concrete ; Brutalism: Unusual Shapes ; Flats ; Housing
NOTES: This complex of arts buildings and housing covers seven acres in the City of London. Built between 1971 and 1982, it regenerated an area which had been badly bombed during World War II. The estate has three residential towers: Cromwell Tower, completed in 1973; Shakespeare Tower, completed in 1976, and Lauderdale Tower, completed in 1974. The complex was Grade II listed in 2001.
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NOTES: This complex of arts buildings and housing covers seven acres in the City of London. Built between 1971 and 1982, it regenerated an area which had been badly bombed during World War II. The estate has three residential towers: Cromwell Tower, completed in 1973; Shakespeare Tower, completed in 1976, and Lauderdale Tower, completed in 1974. The complex was Grade II listed in 2001.
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