Churchill Gardens Estate Pimlico

Churchill Gardens Estate Pimlico. Large Nettle Tree (Celtis australis) outside Branwell House on the midtwentieth century Churchill Gardens - the Pimlico Housing Scheme as it was originally designated - was the only major project within the visionary Abercrombie Plan for the post-war reconstruction of London to be completed Its scale - a 30 acre site, 1661 homes, 36 blocks, a population of some 5000 - and its design give some indication of the ambition of post-war hopes.

The estate was developed between 1946 and 1962 to a design by the architects Powell and Moya, replacing Victorian terraced houses extensively damaged during the Blitz. Landscape to Churchill Gardens Estate Churchill Gardens Estate, Pimlico, London, SW1 Listed on the National Heritage List for England

Churchill Gardens housing estate in the Pimlico area of Westminster, London, UK. 29 July 2019

It exemplifies the ideals of the 1943-4 County of London Plan, to rebuild London as a more 'efficient' city with airy blocks of flats separated by tree-filled lawns, described as 'landscaping' Churchill Gardens - the Pimlico Housing Scheme as it was originally designated - was the only major project within the visionary Abercrombie Plan for the post-war reconstruction of London to be completed Churchill Gardens is a large housing estate in the Pimlico area of Westminster, London

Churchill Gardens housing estate in the Pimlico area of Westminster, London, UK. 29 July 2019. Churchill Gardens is a large 'housing estate' in Pimlico The competition attracted entries from sixty-four architects who put forward proposals for the £4,000,000.

Churchill Gardens Estate, Chaucer House & PDHU Tower Pimlico, London, England Stock Photo Alamy. Tall slabs of between nine and eleven storeys are enclosed by seven storey blocks and interspersed. Its scale - a 30 acre site, 1661 homes, 36 blocks, a population of some 5000 - and its design give some indication of the ambition of post-war hopes.