The first tower block estate in London - Joseph Emberton's Brunswick Close

I tend to do blog posts in bunches. It started with lots of east London, because that's where I walked my dog. Then once I went to west London and took pictures of a few estates around the Trellick Tower, and I did the same at Blackwall Reach around Robin Hood Gardens, the Balfron Tower and the Lansbury Estate in Poplar.

Most recently I spent a lazy Sunday afternoon walking around Clerkenwell with my friend Mike. He was kind enough to take pictures for me (I lost the charger for my camera - since found).

Here is the last place we visited that day - the Brunswick Close Estate.

This was built between 1949 and 1958. And these towers (below) were the first of their kind in the capital.

At 14 storeys high, they were for a time also the tallest. I love the detailing on the blue panels.

The blocks are now looked after by a tenant management organisation. And there's a lovely plaque commemorating the architect.