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The Lawn Road Flats: Spies, Writers and Artists (History of British Intelligence)

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In 1972 the building was sold to Camden London Borough Council and gradually deteriorated until the 1990s when it was abandoned and lay derelict for several years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these particulars are approximate and rounded. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 45% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

Grade I listed 1934 residential block of flats in Hampstead, designed by the Canadian modernist architect Wells Coates for clients Jack and Molly Pritchard. Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Lawn Road, Camden, London, NW3 2AW. Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 82% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. This address within the Gospel Oak ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in full-time employment - 79% of the resident population. The Isokon building boasted its own restaurant and dining club, where many of the Flats' most famous residents rubbed shoulders with some of the most dangerous communist spies ever to operate in Britain.

The postcode is within the Gospel Oak ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn.

In 1969, the building was sold to the New Statesman magazine, and the Isobar was converted into flats.

Jack and Molly Pritchard commissioned Wells Coates to design Lawn Road Flats, the first International Style apartment building in Britain. The building was designated a Grade I listed structure in 1999, placing it amongst the most significant historic buildings in England.

appliances or specific fittings — prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. Early example of monolithic reinforced concrete construction not used on this scale for domestic purposes in Britain before. During the comprehensive restoration, the services were completely renewed, heating and insulation discreetly upgraded and the later overcoat of render removed from the exterior. A number of Isokon residents were later identified as Soviet agents and in the 1930s and Cold War period the building was subject to surveillance by the British security services [3] In the mid-1930s Flat 7 was occupied by Dr Arnold Deutsch, [4] the NKVD agent who recruited the Cambridge Five.

A bright and well-proportioned two bedroom, two reception room apartment set on the third floor of this stylish and well-maintained 1930s mansion block. It has easy access to huge amounts of green space, with Hampstead Heath to the north, and Primrose Hill and Regent’s Park to the south. Designs for the flats were developed between 1929–1932 and the complex opened on 9 July 1934 [2] as an experiment in minimalist urban living.

This allows us to serve the right content for the device you are using without overloading your network and preserving best layout. Today, it is a museum provided by the City of London Corporation for the benefit of London and the nation. Lawn Road, Belsize Park Isokon Flats, also known as Lawn Road Flats and the Isokon building, on Lawn Road in the Belsize Park district of the London Borough of Camden, is a reinforced-concrete block of 36 flats (originally 3 2), designed by Canadian engineer Wells Coates for Molly and Jack Pritchard.Recently the Isokon Gallery Trust has been established by John Allan and Fiona Lamb of Avanti Architects, and Magnus Englund, MD and co-founder of the design retailer Skandium. Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT.

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