Balfron Tower, Poplar
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Balfron Tower, Poplar by Jim Osley as part of the Geograph project.
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Balfron Tower, Poplar
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 13 Aug 2014
Grade II listed Brutalist block of flats, designed and built between 1963 and 1967: architect Ernö Goldfinger. Much loved by the architectural community, as is his later similar effort in West London, Trellick Tower, seen here Image For a view of the future occupation of Balfron Tower this http://www.ribablogs.com/?p=9269 makes interesting reading.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.513807
Longitude
-0.00905