BARBICAN ESTATE

Its garden flats are the only ones on the estate with their own gardens.

NAMED AFTER

Lancelot Andrewes, bishop and scholar (1555–1626). He became vicar of St Giles Cripplegate in 1589. People said he spoke fifteen languages.

WHERE

It runs along the south side of the lake. Living rooms face south over Fore Street and bedrooms face north over the water.

INSIDE

Top-floor penthouses have barrel-vaulted roofs. Two floors of garden flats sit below the podium, each with a patio behind a high wall.

WAY IN

Entrances on Andrewes Highwalk, with stairs and lifts down to Fore Street and Wood Street