Looming over Belvoir Road
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Looming over Belvoir Road
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 9 Aug 2016
The blocks of the Dawson Heights development frown out over more traditional housing on Belvoir Road below. Apparently, we are supposed to be thinking "Italian Hill Town" here, according to this piece from 2012. http://www.c20society.org.uk/casework/dawsons-heights-the-italian-hill-town-in-dulwich/ when there was an application for listing made. It was turned down by the Secretary of State. From the link :- "English Heritage disagree. They emphasise the architectural and design interest of the site: ‘The dramatic stepped hilltop profile is a landmark in SE London, and endows the project with a striking and original massing that possesses evocative associations with ancient cities and Italian hill towns." Err....Which Italy would that be, then....? In fact, browsing some of the other pictures from round here, I saw this one which suggests Brazil might be a better comparison. Image
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