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Goldfinger's gutters

Not really gutters; more like water spouts.

 

These concrete spouts project out from the walls of Trellick Tower, the brutalist apartment block in Kensal Green which was designed by Ernő Goldfinger and opened in 1972.

 

The tall, narrow windows set into groups of three (or sometimes five) are a Goldfinger signature, seen also on his similar tower blocks Balfron Tower, Carradale House and Glenkerry House in Poplar.

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Uploaded on September 7, 2021
Taken on September 7, 2021