Connecting Golden Lane Estate
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Book
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, the first book on the architects of the Golden Lane Estate and Barbican, written by Elain Harwood and published by RIBA Publications with English Heritage and the Twentieth Century Society, is to be published on 8 November.
Based on new archival research and interviews with the architects’ families and surviving partners and their assistants, Chamberlin, Powell and Bon gives incisive accounts of the development of these two key post-war estates. Together the estates illustrate the changing styles of post-war architecture in Britain and offer a model for modern urban living today. The book also describes in detail CP&B’s other major commissions, beginning with Joe Chamberlin’s work at the Festival of Britain and including New Hall, Cambridge (now Murray Edwards College) and their major extensions to Leeds University, which show their interest in technical innovation as well as planning on a grand yet liveable scale.
Chamberlin, Powell and Bon is beautifully illustrated with new photographs by James O. Davies and drawings from the architects’ newly revealed archive, most previously unpublished.
Elain Harwood is a historian with English Heritage and an authority on post-war architecture.
Cost £20
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Access to GLLC
At the November 22nd meeting a resident raised concerns about noise and disturbance due to use by non-resident users who may not be fully aware of, nor respect the private, residential nature of the Estate.
I think it would be appropriate if the Fusion management company were informed that the City Walkway accessed from Fann St was constructed specifically to provide members of the public access to the GLLC, in respect of the private residential nature of the Estate. Obviously this is not the most direct route for most users, and neither the City nor Fusion can enforce non-resident users to use this route. However I think it is encumbant on both the City and on Fusion to highlight this as the main access route and encourage non-resident users to use this access route, as well as respect the residential area. Therefore I would like to propose that the City require Fusion to ensure that this is publicised as the main access route in all literature, marketing material, website etc, as well as highlighted within the Leisure Centre itself, and that GLLC employees should be trained to be aware of this and to be conscious to encourage users to be aware of this.
Similarly I would like to see the City support this with appropriate signage. Currently the signs around the Estate are somewhat confusing.
On both ends of Fann St the signage currently (and correctly) directs people into Fann St when looking for the GLLC.
However on Fann St itself the sign to the GLLC that stands by the road ramp seems to point people to walk across the podium area between Gt Arthur House and the Shakespeare, while the sign on the side of Cuthbert Harrowing House discourages people to use the City Walkway because of the big "Private Estate - No Entry" sign (which is correctly telling vehicle drivers not to drive down the ramp, but it's placing means that it may discourage pedestrians from using the City Walkway).
Access via the podium area is further encouraged by the signs on either side of the steps by Cullum Welch House which direct pedestrians to use the steps below Cullum Welch House to access the GLLC.
I think some of these signs should be removed and clearer signage to encourage access by the City Walkway would be appropriate.
On a similar note some of the other local signage is also confusing.
1. The direction to COLCEC on the sign at the corner of Fann St and Golden Lane is incorrectly pointing along Fann St rather than up Golden Lane.
2. The sign on Golden Lane at the end of Basterfield House inappropriately encourages pedestrians going to Barbican Station to enter Golden Lane Estate no doubt leaving them lost within the Estate, rather than continue south along Golden Lane.
What do other residents think?
Tags: COLCEC, City Walkway, GLLC, access, non-resident, pedestrian, private estate, residential estate, road sign, signage
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Permalink Reply by Christine Clifford on -
It all seems a bit over the top. From my view across at CHH all I see is people walking across the great open concrete area. I had no idea there were any walkways.
As a resident I take different routes through the estate depending on my destination and to add variety. Our layout and common area external spaces do not lend themselves to lovely social meetings and serendipitous chats, more's the pity.
The Barbican Postern area is full of city workers eating their lunch too in warmer weather. Do they have problems? Mind you re service charges none of us would want to pay what they have to!
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Permalink Reply by Roland Jeffery on -
I agree Peter.
Some of the finger-board signage is simply wrong; others direct people across the estate instead to the City Walkways.
There are also too many signs cluttering the place, many are unnecessary duplicates and a good few are redundant.
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