#1 Blackfriars

Developer: Peabody
Year: 1875
Location: Urban
Density: 150 dw/ha
Height: 4-5 storeys
Architect: Darbishire
Drivers: Healthfulness, Economy, Comfort, Social Enjoyment

Peabody has provided low rent homes to ‘the poor and needy’ of London since 1862, focusing on health. Decried as ‘barracks’ when first constructed, many of Peabody’s robust Victorian blocks are now in conservation areas and much loved features of the capital’s fabric.

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