Candid Capital: The Trellick Tower

By View from the Mirror on August 2, 2015

The Trellick Tower

This iconic building has loomed over West London for over forty years. Please click here to read an earlier post in which I detail the tower’s history.

Posted in: Candid Capital | Tagged: architecture, Goldfinger, London, Photography, Trellick Tower, West London, West London

7 responses

beetleypete August 2, 2015 at 4:50 pm | Reply

Cracking photo, and great detail in the linked post. This tower block was the background to much of my working life, for over twenty years. I worked at the ambulance station in St Mark’s Road, and not only attended many calls inside, I had to drive past it countless times every working day too. I have referred to it a few times on my own blog. Here are some examples.
https://beetleypete.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/architectural-admiration-2/
https://beetleypete.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/ambulance-stories-23/
I love the thing myself, but then I am a fan of ‘Brutalist’ architecture generally.
Best wishes, Pete.
1. View from the Mirror August 3, 2015 at 9:57 am | Reply
  
  Many thanks, Pete. Loved your articles, the one about the failed base jump was a fascinating account. Am I right in thinking someone attempted (and also failed) a base jump from the Hilton on Park Lane many years ago?
  
  Thanks again.
  1. beetleypete August 3, 2015 at 10:07 am
    
    It was 2006, but they survived. Here’s a link.
    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-leaps-330-feet-off-hotel-576768
    Glad you enjoyed the posts. Pete.
  2. beetleypete August 3, 2015 at 10:10 am
    
    Sorry, I meant to add, further down the link is what you are referring to. A man died jumping from the Hilton, in 1992. I didn’t do that one!
  3. View from the Mirror August 10, 2015 at 11:09 pm
    
    Many thanks for that, Pete. I’ve a vague memory of my Dad telling me about the incident years ago, he used to work a lot around that area. Seems the current craze nowadays is ‘urban exploration’; breaking into buildings which are off limits… which can still be pretty dangerous I suppose…
Richard Lister August 3, 2015 at 8:49 am | Reply

Stunning photo – and your earlier post is utterly fascinating. You might want to consider adding this beautiful song by Emmy the Great to the “Music” section – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B96qvo4cCew

Thanks for your site – it’s wonderful!
Richard
1. View from the Mirror August 3, 2015 at 9:52 am | Reply
  
  That’s a brilliant link, Richard. Many thanks.