Somerford Estate (London)
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draw only border, public housing estate, Sir Frederick Ernest Gibberd (architect)
Somerford Estate was the first mixed public housing development in England consisting of low-rise blocks of flats, terraces of two storey houses with front and back gardens, and bungalows. It was built by Hackney based architect Frederick Gibberd in association with the Borough Engineer G.L.Downing between 1946 and 1949. It won a prestigious Festival of Britain award in 1951
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Coordinates: 51°33'15"N -0°4'23"E
- Frampton Park Estate 1.6 km
- Gascoyne Estate 2.1 km
- Clapton Park Estate 2.1 km
- Wenlock Barn Estate 2.5 km
- Elthorn Estate 4.4 km
- Beaumont Road Estate 4.5 km
- Lansbury estate 5.1 km
- Regents Park Estate 5.5 km
- Tower Gardens 5.5 km
- Teviot Estate 5.5 km
- Shacklewell 0.3 km
- Stoke Newington 0.5 km
- Ball's Pond 0.9 km
- London Borough of Hackney 1.1 km
- Dalston 1.2 km
- Lower Clapton 1.3 km
- Highbury 1.7 km
- Upper Clapton 1.7 km
- Stamford Hill 1.8 km
- London Borough of Islington 2.6 km