Barkantine Estate

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The Barkantine Estate is a social housing estate built by the London County Council on the Isle of Dogs in the lates 1960's. The decision to proceed with the development was made in March 1965, with first block being opened in 1968.

The estate originally consisted of 634 dwellings:


 * four 21-storey point blocks of 80 flats each
 * Topmast Point
 * Midship Point
 * Knighthead Point
 * Bowsprit Point
 * three four-storey blocks of maisonettes
 * Nos 92–150 (even) Alpha Grove
 * Nos 1–35 (odd) Cheval Street
 * Tideway House


 * two four-storey blocks of flats and maisonettes
 * Lantern House
 * Nos 17–107 The Quarterdeck)


 * three two-storey blocks of flats for elderly people
 * Nos 2–20 (even) Havannah Street
 * Nos 2–52 (even) Janet Street
 * Nos 6–32 (even) Strafford Street


 * three groups of two-storey houses
 * Nos 12–90 (even) Alpha Grove
 * Nos 2 and 4 Malabar Street
 * Nos 1–11 (odd) Havannah Street.

Funds were spent by the London Docklands Development Corporation to refurbish some of the buildings, adding facades and improving the appearance of walkways.