Golden Lane Estate
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The Golden Lane Estate is a 1950s council housing complex in the City of London. It was built on the northern edge of the City, on a site devastated by bombing during the Second World War. Since 1997,
Great Arthur House, at the centre of the Golden Lane Estate, was the tallest residential building in Britain at the time of its construction.
The location of the Golden Lane Estate
Basterfield House
Crescent House, with the Barbican Estate in the background
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
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Chamberlin, Powell and Bon was a British firm of architects active during the 1950s and 1960s. They are best known for having designed the Barbican Estate in central London and the campus extension of
Golden Lane Estate
…private practice to design such an estate attracted many entries. The competition was covered in the architectural and general press. The partnership of Chamberlin, Powell and Bon was formed when on 26 February 1952 Geoffry Powell was announced as competition winner. The three partners-to-be of Chamberlin, Powell and Bon were all…
The Barbican Centre (pictured in 2014), which was designed by the firm
355 Kings Road, one of several residential designs by CP&B
EC Stoner Building
Henry Price Building