Historic photos of Palace Road Estate – construction is complete

This is part of a series of blog posts of historical photos of Palace Road Estate taken in the 1970s.

In part 5/5 the final post we are sharing photos taken in 1977, not long after construction was completed.

A view from Ponton House platform towards Despard House
A view from Palace Road towards Ponton House platform
A view from Palace Road towards Ponton House platform
Ponton and Despard House from Palace Road
Despard House from Palace Road
A view from Palace Road
Despard House from the junction of Palace Road and Coburg Crescent
Despard House from Coburg Crescent
Chalner House
Left Despard House flats; Ahead Chalner House
The entrance to Chalner House
Residents enjoy sitting outside Chalner House
One of the Houses from the middle of the estate
A view from one of the House walkways

If you enjoyed looking at these photographs, you may be interested in finding more at the London Metropolitan Archives or the Lambeth Archives.

Do you have any old photographs of Palace Road Estate? Would you like to share them with other residents? Get in touch!