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Overhill Road, LONDON, SE22 0PJ

A landmark building due to its elevated position, its craggy, stepped silhouette appearing as a man-made extension to the hill atop which it stands. Its 300 flats, each with its own balcony, are in two parallel ranges separated by a green space. In contrast to many public housing projects of the time - it was built in 1964-72 - it is clad in brown brick. Designed by Southwark Architect's Department. A listing application in 2012 by the Twentieth Century Society was rejected despite being supported by English Heritage.

Seen from Horniman Gardens: for details and a wider view, see Image

The flats are Dawson's Heights in Overhill Road, East Dulwich. The estate, designed by Kate Mackintosh and built between 1968 and 1972, provides 296 homes.

Two blocks of flats were built at Dawson Heights in 1972. They dominate the skyline, as can be seen in images Image and Image

A flight of steps leading up to "Bredinghurst", one of the two blocks of flats built at Dawson Heights in 1972.

Like a pair of car ferries stranded on top of the hill, these flats are a landmark for the area. Designed by Kate Macintosh, they were built between 1964 and 1972 and have become sought after for their views across London and the local area.

These flats form a twin with Bredinghurst, shown in Image; together they are the Dawson Heights estate. The hill they are on,m Dawson's Hill, has been known as Primrose Hill, Dulwich Hill, and, indeed, Ladlands.

Melford Passage is a short footpath from Overhill Road down to Melford Road in East Dulwich, South East London.

The estate at Dawson’s Heights was constructed between 1968 and 1972 and cost in total a little over £1.6 million to build. For more information about Dawson’s Heights see https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/dawsons-heights-east-dulwich-an-example-of-the-almost-lost-art-of-romantic-townscape/ and http://www.dulwichsociety.com/newsletters/43-spring-2006/213-dawsons-hill-before-daswons-heights and https://www.failedarchitecture.com/dawsons-heights-south-london-sublime/ The view from the park known as Dawson's Hill looking in the other direction can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2635879

The title is the name of the medium-rise housing estate on the hill above Dulwich. The block in this photo, on the road called Overhill, is Bredinghurst.