Gardens · London
Bevin Court
In or near City of London.
Bevin Court — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Jim Osley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Angel · 0.5 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Bevin Court is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bevin Court is a housing project in Finsbury, London. It is one of several modernist housing projects designed in the city in the immediate postwar period by the Tecton architecture practice, led by Berthold Lubetkin. Following the dissolution of Tecton, the project was realised by Lubetkin, Francis Skinner and Douglas Carr Bailey. The project was completed in 1954.
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Background
History
The building occupies the site of the 1902–03 home of Lenin, which he occupied while in exile editing the Russian socialist newspaper Iskra (Spark). In honour of the Soviet leader, the building was initially planned to be named "Lenin Court". In addition the building was to incorporate Lubetkin's memorial to Lenin, which had been located on the site of Holford Square since 1942. However the memorial proved unpopular with the public and was repeatedly vandalised, to the extent that it required a 24-hour police guard. The end of World War II marked the end of the brief thaw in Anglo-Russian relations and Finsbury Council lost their enthusiasm for both the memorial and the proposed name for…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5304, -0.1131
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC1R 1UR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Nearest railway station
- Angel — 0.5 km
- Official site
- trippgallery.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4899667 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bevin Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bevin Court?
- Bevin Court is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC1R 1UR), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- What is Bevin Court?
- Bevin Court — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bevin Court?
- The nearest railway station is Angel, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode EC1R 1UR.
- How do I get to Bevin Court?
- The nearest railway station is Angel, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EC1R 1UR.