Exterior view of Alpha House from north

Date:
15 Jul 2014
Location:
Alpha House, Barras Green, Middle Stoke, Coventry, Coventry
Reference:
DP164827
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: ' Alpha House was built in 1962 and is one of the first examples of 'jackblock' construction in the UK, which is when each floor is constructed at ground level and then jacked up to the full storey height.'

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/24056 Alpha House, Barras Green, Middle Stoke, Coventry; within the Volume: VF000313 Coventry - Informed Conservation; within the Series: EHC01/287 Informed Conservation - Coventry; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Baker, Steven

Keywords

Tower Block, Flats