Architecture
Construction is of typical Brutalist style 'mixed development' of the High Modern period. Through the configuration of the four blocks, two large open spaces have been created, characterized by two predominant inward-looking convex spaces defined by the surrounding blocks of flats. Main entrances to the estate are on St John Street, where the Islington Library is located, and on Skinner Street to the south-west.
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