BARBICAN ESTATE

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SHARE IMAGE: ROOF PLAN (CROPPED)
Jonathan Platteau, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BARBICAN_REDEVELOPMENT_GENERAL_LAYOUT_ROOF_PLAN.jpg
THE BARBICAN ESTATE
Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Three_generations_of_towers_-_London_Wall,_St_Giles_Cripplegate_and_Cromwell_Tower_2014-08-07.jpg
THE HIGHWALKS
Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1352667_II_BARBICAN,_Cromwell_Highwalk_City_of_London_London_20250613_0001.jpg
A HOME IN COLOUR
Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Balconies_-_geograph.org.uk_-_723870.jpg
A MONTH IN THE ESTATE
Salimfadhley, CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Centre_Lakeside_Promenade.jpg
THE BARBICAN ESTATE FROM ABOVE
Suttonpubcrawl (talk) (Uploads), CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbicanestatefromabove.jpg
THE FIRST YEARS
Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Estate_2023-08-02.jpg
PHOTO
Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1352667_II_BARBICAN,_Cromwell_Tower_City_of_London_London_20250613_0002.jpg
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Robin Sones, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_the_foot_of_Lauderdale_House_EC2_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3598758.jpg
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Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_,_Shakespeare_Tower_-_geograph.org.uk_-_723869.jpg
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Robert Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Andrewes_House_from_Wood_Street_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4584948.jpg
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Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Skyline_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1099393.jpg
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Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_London_,_Defoe_House,_Barbican_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7440623.jpg
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Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Estate_Gilbert_House_City_of_London_2026_09.jpg
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Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_mixture_of_old_and_new_-_geograph.org.uk_-_643211.jpg
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Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_(3980471548).jpg
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Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silk_Street_junction_with_Moor_Lane_view_southwest_-_stairs_and_lift_to_Speed_Highwalk_01.jpg
PHOTO
Richardjm, CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_More_Gardens_Barbican.jpg
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Till Westermayer, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willoughby_Highwalk_-_2024-08-13.jpg
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DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Bunyan_Court_2023_04.jpg
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DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Bunyan_Court_2023_01.jpg
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DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Estate_main_entrance_2023_02.jpg
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Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Centre_-_Frobisher_Corridor_view_towards_Auditorium_1_and_rooms_1_%26_2_01.jpg
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Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Estate_Brandon_Mews_City_of_London_2026_11.jpg
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Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_723879.jpg
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It's No Game, CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Postern_(22250783445).jpg
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Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wallside_%26_The_Postern_highwalks,_Barbican_Estate,_London.jpg
THE BARBICAN ESTATE
Polibil, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lauderdale_Tower_and_Defoe_House._(DSC07365).jpg
THE BARBICAN ESTATE
Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Estate_Water_Gardens_reflections.jpg
THE BARBICAN ESTATE
JRennocks, CC BY 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Centre_tower.jpg
CROMWELL TOWER
Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Cromwell_(20931873339).jpg
LAUDERDALE TOWER
Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_tour,_Shakespeare_and_Lauderdale_towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4144756.jpg
SHAKESPEARE TOWER
Maarten Jansen, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Estate_-_Shakespeare_Tower_-_August_2014.JPG
DEFOE HOUSE
Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_London_,_Defoe_House,_Barbican_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7440634.jpg
SPEED HOUSE
Salimfadhley, CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Speed_Highwalk,_Barbican_London.jpg
THOMAS MORE HOUSE
Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_More_House.jpg
WILLOUGHBY HOUSE
Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willoughby_Highwalk_junction_with_Moorfields_Highwalk_view_southwest_01.jpg
BUNYAN COURT
DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Bunyan_Court_2023_02.jpg
FROBISHER CRESCENT
Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbican_Centre_-_Frobisher_Corridor_view_towards_Auditorium_2,_rooms_3-6_and_boardroom_01.jpg
THE POSTERN
It's No Game, CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Postern_(27845521422).jpg
WALLSIDE
Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wallside_highwalk,_Barbican_Estate,_London.jpg

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