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Evelyn Court, Wenlock Barn Estate
Hob Uid: 1501985
Location : Greater London Authority Hackney Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3265183140
Summary : A ten-storey slab block of reinforced concrete frame construction, built as public housing as part of the Wenlock Barn Estate. The block consists of 60 dwellings. Construction was approved by committee in 1953.
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) W. Lawrence & Son Ltd.'s tender for the contract was £119, 820. (2-3)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Gazetteer 1
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Proceeding of the Shoreditch MBC Housing Committee, 26th July 1955, reproduced in the personal archive of Dr Miles Glendinning, held at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh.
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Source Number : 3
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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 1953
Monument End Date : 1953
Monument Start Date : 1953
Monument Type : Tower Block, Slab 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 2638
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Evelyn Court, Wenlock Barn Estate