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Buxton Court
Hob Uid: 1502268
Location : Greater London Authority Hackney Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3230982946
Summary : A six-storey slab block with balcony access built as public housing. The blocks consists of 24 dwellings. Construction was approved by committee in 1956.
More information : The block was commissioned by Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough Council. The Alternate name was the name given to the contract for the development. (1) Buxton Court also incoporates low-rise blocks. (2)

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Source Number : 1
Source : Tower block : modern public housing in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Source details : Gazetteer 1
Page(s) : 349
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Source Number : 2
Source : Externally held archive reference
Source details : Personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1956
Monument End Date : 1956
Monument Start Date : 1956
Monument Type : Tower Block, Slab Block, Balcony Access Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 38 SW 2647
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Associated Monuments : 1502269
Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :

Associated Activities : Primary, TOWER BLOCK DATABASE PILOT PROJECT
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Buxton Court