Bush Court is a large tower block built as part of a public housing project in the 1970s in
Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush is a district of West London, England, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham west of Charing Cross, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
Although primarily residential in character, i ...
,
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
. It is located on the south side of Shepherd's Bush Green and falls just outside the
Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area
The Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area is a part of Shepherd's Bush, London, that has been established by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in order to promote the protection of local buildings of historic interest, and improve the chara ...
. Although built as public housing, a number of the flats are now privately owned and are regularly offered for sale to the public.
History
Like its sister towers,
Woodford Court
Woodford Court is a large public housing project completed in 1974 in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is located on the south side of Shepherd's Bush Green and falls just outside the Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area.
History
Like its sister tower ...
and
Roseford Court
Roseford Court is a large tower block built as part of a public housing project in the 1970s in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is located on the south side of Shepherd's Bush Green and falls just outside the Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area. Althoug ...
, Bush Court was designed and built of steel and concrete in a modern style by the then
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
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-controlled Council. Bush Court was completed in 1974. It is 184 feet high and contains 112 housing units on 19 floors.
Roseford Court at www.skyscraper.com
Retrieved March 2012
See also
*History of Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham centred on Shepherd's Bush Green. Originally a pasture for shepherds on their way to Smithfield market, it was largely developed in the late nineteenth and early tw ...
*Roseford Court
Roseford Court is a large tower block built as part of a public housing project in the 1970s in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is located on the south side of Shepherd's Bush Green and falls just outside the Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area. Althoug ...
*Woodford Court
Woodford Court is a large public housing project completed in 1974 in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is located on the south side of Shepherd's Bush Green and falls just outside the Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area.
History
Like its sister tower ...
Notes
External links
YouTube video
Retrieved June 2012
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Skyscrapers in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Shepherd's Bush