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BARBICAN LIVING

The Barbican Estate in the City of London. How it came about. How it is today.

  • Conception
    • The dramatic Barbican story
    • History of the Barbican area
    • Timeline 1940 – 1959
    • Fascinating facts
    • Chamberlin Powell & Bon
      • Chamberlin Powell & Bon’s story
      • Peter Chamberlin
      • Geoffry Powell
      • Christof Bon
      • Barbican estate project
      • City machinations
      • Brutalists or Modernists?
    • Other main players
      • Eric Wilkins
      • City of London committees
      • Ove Arup
      • G H Buckle and Partners
      • Davis Belfield and Everest
      • London County Council
      • Ministry of Housing and Local Government
    • The residential scheme
      • 1955 scheme
      • 1956 scheme
      • 1958 scheme
      • 1959 scheme
      • Changes after 1959
    • Precursors
      • The Abercrombie plan
      • The Forty plan
      • The Holden-Holford plan
      • The Kadleigh plan
      • The Martin-Mealand plan
      • Golden Lane Estate
    • Influences
      • The Adelphi
      • Hans Bernoulli
      • European cities
      • London squares
      • Modernism
      • Brutalism
      • Le Courbusier
    • Ideas
      • Traffic segregation
      • Making space
      • Rounded forms
      • Rough concrete finish
      • Flexible flat design
      • High-walks
    • Decisions
      • Residential vs commercial
      • Including north Barbican
      • The road in a box
      • Shops, pubs, and restaurants
      • Garages
      • The mix of flats
  • Construction
    • Construction timeline
    • Fascinating facts
    • The construction team
      • Contractors
      • Subcontractors
      • Suppliers
    • The construction phases
    • Site preparation
      • The building site
      • Cutting railways
      • Old sewers
    • Infrastructure
      • Refuse disposal
      • The Garchey system
      • Underfloor heating
      • Water
      • Roads and parking
    • Buildings
      • Foundations
      • Structure of buildings
      • Below podium
    • Finishes
      • Hammered concrete finish
      • Bricks and tiles
      • Signage
      • Roof finishes
    • The terrace blocks
      • Terrace blocks
      • Front-to-back flats
      • Side-to-side flats
      • Up-and-over flats
      • Clusters of flats
      • Room layouts of flats
      • Cross wall construction
      • Terrace balconies
    • The towers
      • The towers
      • Triangular shape
      • Flat design
    • Public and open areas
      • The podium
      • Landscaping
      • Public services building
  • Now
    • Timeline since 1975
    • Fascinating facts
    • Who are Barbican residents?
    • Gardens
    • Lakes
    • How the estate is run
    • Nearby
  • Blocks
    • Maps of the estate
    • Compare the blocks
    • Andrewes House
    • Ben Jonson House
    • Blake Tower
    • Brandon Mews
    • Breton House
    • Bryer Court
    • Bunyan Court
    • Cromwell Tower
    • Defoe House
    • Frobisher Crescent
    • Gilbert House
    • John Trundle Court
    • Lambert Jones Mews
    • Lauderdale Tower
    • Mountjoy House
    • The Postern
    • Seddon House
    • Shakespeare Tower
    • Speed House
    • Thomas More House
    • Wallside
    • Willoughby House
  • Flats
    • Flat plans & flat types
    • Inside your flat
      • Kitchen
      • Bathroom
      • Doors
      • Entry phone
      • Floors
      • Storage
      • The Barbican hand basin
      • Windows
      • Balconies
    • Services to your flat
      • Electricity
      • Water
      • Heating
      • Ventilation
      • Television
      • Garchey
      • Lifts
      • Rubbish
      • Staff
    • Buying a flat
      • The best solicitors
      • Best estate agents for buyers
      • Choosing the right flat
      • Unapproved alterations
      • FAQs for buyers
      • Service charges
      • Help and information
      • Buy to let
    • Selling your flat
      • The best estate agents
        • Nicola Lee
        • Frank Harris & Company
        • Hamilton Brooks
        • Scott City
        • A W Childs
      • The best solicitors
  • Living here
    • People who can help you
    • Places to go
    • Flat cleaning
    • Making alterations
    • Cars and bikes
    • Storing stuff
  • Barbican Giving
BARBICAN LIVING

Flat plans and flat types

ORIGINAL BARBICAN ESTATE

Explanation of flat types for Original Barbican

1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 3A 3B 3C 4A 4B 4C 5A 6B 7C 8A 8B 8C 9A 9B 9C 10 12 13 14 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 60 61 63/64 67/68 70 71 72 73 74 76 78 79 80 81 84 85 86 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 118 119 120 121 F1A F1D F1E F2A F2B F2C F3C M2A M2B M2C M3A M3B M3C M3D M3E M4A P1D P2A P2B

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FROBISHER CRESCENT

Explanation of flat types for Frobisher Crescent

7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10

Studios | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3+ beds | Maisonettes | Penthouses

BLAKE TOWER

Explanation of flat types for Blake Tower

Flat Types 42 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 54 60 61 65 66 67 70 71 72 76 77 78 82 84 88 93 100 102 108 137 Pen1 Pen 2

Flats LG21 LG22 LG11 LG12 LG13 1 2 3 11 12 13 14 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 34 35 41 42 43 44 45 51 52 53 54 55 61 62 63 64 65 71 72 73 74 75 81 82 83 84 91 92 93 94 101 102 103 104 111 112 113 114 121 122 123 124 131 132 133 134 141 142 143 151 152 153 161 162

Floors LG2 LG1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16-17

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