Middlesex Street Estate
The Middlesex Street Estate is a housing estate in the Portsoken ward on the east edge of the City of London. It was connected to other local buildings by an elevated walkway system called the City of London Pedway Scheme.
The estate was built between 1965 and 1970 for the Corporation of London and comprises the 23-storey Petticoat Tower[1] and low-rise buildings around Petticoat Square. The materials are concrete, including slotted concrete for balconies, and engineered brick.[2]
The estate includes 120 low-rise dwellings and the 80 apartments in the tower block.[3]
It was the main filming location for the film iBoy,[4]
References[]
- ^ "Petticoat Tower". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Pevsner, The Cities of London and Westminster
- ^ Brooke, Mike (26 January 2011). "Petticoat Tower upgrade now ready". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Movies Filmed at Middlesex Street Estate". Movie Maps. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
Coordinates: 51°30′57″N 0°04′36″W / 51.5159°N 0.0766°W
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