This is part of a series of blog posts of historical photos of Palace Road Estate. After showing various architects’ models of the estate, we finally move onto the actual construction.
This photo (above) shows a terrace on Coburg Crescent at an early stage of construction. The foundations have been laid and services installed. The characteristic split-level design of most of the houses can already be seen.
Here we see the split-level design on the roadway of Coburg Crescent. The existing houses on Limetree Close can be seen in the background.
Steel reinforcments are put down, ready for pouring the concrete floor slabs.
With the floor slabs laid, building of the walls progresses, with a mixture of blocks and bricks.
Builders meet to discuss their work.