Barbican Living
Description of Mountjoy House
Mountjoy House (completed in April 1971) is the 'zig' attached to Thomas More House, of which Seddon House is the 'zag'. It joins Thomas More House at the lake end and then runs at right angles to it in the direction of the Museum of London. it is a terrace block supported on unusually tall columns.
The east-facing flats overlook the St Giles' Church precinct, the small lake and the landscaped areas around the preserved ruins of the old City Wall and bastions, while the west-facing flats overlook the landscaped area used by the pupils of the City of London School for Girls.
Mountjoy House contains 64 flats and penthouses ranging in size from 2 to 5 rooms. The flats are mainly identical to the flats in Gilbert House. There are 5 storeys of flats with penthouse maisonettes above. The flats are numbered 101 - 114, 201 - 214, 301 - 314, 401 - 414, 501 - 514, 601 - 614, 701 - 704.
An access corridor runs through the middle of the block, with lifts and staircases at each end. Lifts go as far as the sixth floor. You have to take stairs up to the flats on the seventh floor. The lift lobbies and stairs have exposed granite at the north end, but they are painted white at the south end. The flats are arranged on either side of the central corridor. The doors are all painted a pleasant pale green.
