5616 x 3744 px | 47,5 x 31,7 cm | 18,7 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
6. September 2015
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A fairly typical 1960s high rise council estate. The three towers with yellow, red and blue motifs were built in 1965. The Ampthill Estate used to be called Ampthill Square. Edward Walford in 1878 usefully pointed out however, "Ampthill Square, which we have now reached, and which is in reality not a square, but a triangle, is so named after Ampthill Park, in Bedfordshire, formerly the seat of the Earls of Upper Ossory, but afterwards the property of the ducal house of Bedford, to whom the land about this part belongs. " On 30th September 2009 the Camden Gazette reported that forty people were evacuated and scores more left without electricity and working lifts after a massive flood in Gilfoot House, on the Ampthill Estate. Controversially however, its future is under threat due to the High Speed 2 railway line, which will run into Euston. If the plan gets off the ground, then the estate will face demolition, much to the consternation of Camden Council and the local residents.