Alton West Estate, Highcliffe Drive
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Alton West Estate, Highcliffe Drive
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 26 Mar 2012
One of the most highly regarded post-war housing estates, chiefly due to the variation in building types, landscaping and the generous allowance made for green space. The London County Council began planning in 1951 (chief architect Robert Matthew). Alton East came first, Alton West from 1954. Seen here are three of its landmark group of five slabs atop Downshire Field. They bear more than a passing resemblance to Le Corbusier's Unite d'Habitation in Marseilles. Flats recessed behind a grid, the block standing on pilotis (Image]). Pevsner attributes the development of this type of design to LCC architects W.J. Howell and Colin St John Wilson. Grade II* listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.453482
Longitude
-0.246573