The view along Herrick Street showing the rebuilding of Ruskin House on the Millbank Estate from Marsham Street

Date:
2 Jul 1948
Location:
Millbank Estate, Erasmus Street, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority, SW1
Reference:
P/H00283/005
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Ruskin House dates from circa 1897-1902 and is part of one of the first and most significant of the London County Council estates. It was designed by the Architects' Department, Housing Section, under Owen Fleming in an Arts and Crafts style. The Millbank Estate was designed to provide high standard accommodation for London's working classes, based on socialist and philanthropic principals. Ruskin House suffered bomb damage during WW2.

Content

This is part of the Volume: PSA01/04/H00283 Progress of Ministry of Works renovations to war damaged London Council Council (LCC) flats on the Millbank Estate, Westminster, London; within the Sub Series: PSA01/04/H Housing; within the Series: PSA01/04 Negatives; within the Collection: PSA01 Property Services Agency

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Early 20th Century Council Flats, Construction