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National Trust launches ‘pop-up’ opening of the Balfron Tower
For two weeks only, the National Trust is opening Flat 130 in the Balfron Tower, Poplar, to the public. Designed by modernist architect Ernö Goldfinger, and finished in 1967, Flat 130 is the flat that Goldfinger himself lived in for 2 months in 1968, to prove the desirability of high-rise living. Why is the National Trust, an organisation better known for its country estates, miles of coastline and cream teas, opening a flat in a Brutalist, concrete tower in East London? Balfron Tower, along wit
Wednesday 1st – Sunday 5th October and Wednesday 8th – Sunday 12th October 2014. Tours last approximately 75 minutes and leave at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. 10 people per tour, priced £12 (£10
Balfron Tower, St. Leonards Road, London E14 0QT
Wed 1 Oct to Sun 12 Oct 2014
Website:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/london
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