BARBICAN ESTATE

It stands on tall stilts in the lake, with a bridge running underneath.

NAMED AFTER

Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Elizabethan adventurer (1539–1583). He lived in Redcross Street, whose old route runs right beneath this block. He was Walter Raleigh's half-brother and a champion of the north-west passage.

WHERE

The block straddles the lake. West flats look over the Barbican Centre terrace and the water. East flats look over the waterfall towards Willoughby House.

INSIDE

Flats run from one to five rooms, with penthouses on top. A pub called Crowders sits under the south end of the bridge.

WAY IN

Main entrance on Gilbert Bridge, at podium level