must have seemed an exciting time, but when i see the monument with all those spires i sigh
City of London Skyline c.1965
Found on Flickr from the user Phil Gyford, his blurb reads
My mum took these four photos of the Barbican and the Golden Lane estate in 1965.
I'm guessing this was also taken from high up in Great Arthur Tower, on the Golden Lane Estate, (about here) this time looking south east. It looks across what is now mostly filled by the Barbican, particularly the arts centre.
Obviously that's Britannic House (CityPoint) in the immediate foreground on the left, I can make out the Monument and am guessing that the large core in the background is the St Helens tower. But what are the white/grey ones in the background?
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My mum took these four photos of the Barbican and the Golden Lane estate in 1965.
I'm guessing this was also taken from high up in Great Arthur Tower, on the Golden Lane Estate, (about here) this time looking south east. It looks across what is now mostly filled by the Barbican, particularly the arts centre.
Obviously that's Britannic House (CityPoint) in the immediate foreground on the left, I can make out the Monument and am guessing that the large core in the background is the St Helens tower. But what are the white/grey ones in the background?
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that looks awesome! you can see the transition from old london to new just by looking at the photo. Fucking great!
^^ Look there are carparks in London, you know its got to be an old photo
The site of the future Barbican estate.^^ Look there are carparks in London, you know its got to be an old photo
The towers from left to right are:
Britannic House u/c (now CityPoint)
Winchester House (now demolished)
Moor House (now Moorhouse)
Drapers Gardens u/c (now demolished)
St Helen's Tower u/c
St Aldephage House (future site of JP Morgan HQ)
Royex House (appearing on the side of Aldephage, now Aldemanbury House)
The Monument
Lee House (now Alban Gate)
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