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- The Balfron Tower is the architectural twin of Trellick Tower with it having come first. In doing so Goldfinger made an important architectural breakthrough of separating a building into a service tower, and an accommodation tower.
- Like Trellick Tower the services are located separately from the main block and linked by walkways designed spatially around train carriages to create familiar dimensions.
- The Balfron Tower was featured heavily in the film 28 Days Later where two survivors had successfully fortified it and holed up. It was only deserted when it failed to rain and they ran out of water.
 News Articles
14-04-2009 > Art And Architecture - Empty Houses 03-07-2008 > New Tower Planned To Partner Balfron  Companies
If your company has been involved with the Design/Build, Supply or Maintenance of this building please submit your details. - Architect
- Erno Goldfinger
- Renovation Architect
- PRP Architects
 Reference Data
- Reference No.
- 1647
- First Uploaded
- 19-02-2006
- Last Editorial Date
- 09-11-2010
- Planning Application Number
- PA/08/01132
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- Address
- St Leonard's Road, London. E14 0QT
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- County
- London
- Region
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
View in Google Maps - Status
- Complete
- Proposal date
- 1963
- Construction start date
- 1968
- Completion date
- 1971
- Renovation Date
- 2010
- Heritage Status
- Grade II
- Style
- Brutalist
- Roof Height (AOD)
- 84.73
- Roof Height (AGL)
- 82.03
- Total Floors (O.G)
- 28
 Market Data
- Primary Use
- Residential
- Flats
- 146
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