15 Park View Estate (1950-3) There are Swedish design influences at the Park View Estate. Look out for cantilevered canopies over the entrances, propped by angled posts, square window surrounds on the staircases and, in the centre, a community centre built with a rippled roof. St James the Less church stands close by, marked out by its elegant grey tower; built in 1842, and remodelled after Blitz damage, it’s one of only four of the original twelve ‘Apostle churches’ still active in Bethnal Green.
Terraces, Tenements and Tower Blocks: a walk through the housing heritage of Bethnal Green
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