Two of the Cotton Gardens Estate tower blocks viewed from the mezzanine level, 22 July 2016 Author’s photo
NOTES 1. This and George Finch’s other designs have been celebrated in the film Utopia London (2010). 2. This integration points to Cotton Gardens Estate being well-designed for the requirements of Lambeth, and signifies the borough’s characteristics. 3. Lesley Johnson, Equality Impact Assessment Report. Knight’s Walk Cotton Gardens Estate Regeneration Project (London: Lambeth Council, 2015), accessed: 27 May 2016, https://issuu.com/ estateregeneration-lambethcouncil/docs/eia_-_ knight_s_walk_cotton_ gardens_. 4. Anon., ‘Hands Off Knight’s Walk,’ 2015, accessed: 21 June 2016, https://handsoffknightswalk. wordpress.com/.
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Architects for Social Housing, ‘Category: Hands off Knight’s Walk,’ 2015, accessed: 21 June 2016, https://architectsforsocialhousing. wordpress.com/category/hands-off-knightswalk/. 6. Henrietta Billings, ‘Cotton Gardens, Lambeth, Listing and Designation Online Application,’ (The Twentieth Century Society, 2015), Application Reference Number: 1427546. 7. See: Alison Ravetz, Council Housing and Culture: The History of a Social Experiment (London: Routledge, 2001), 182-192. 8. No relation to George Finch Lane.
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