Bemerton Estate

The Bemerton Estate is a social housing estate to the north of Bingfield Street and west of the Caledonian Road, in the London Borough of Islington. It was built in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and named after Bemerton Street, the northern part of which it replaced.[1]

Flats on the Bemerton Estate
Bemerton Estate (centre) map showing the principal buildings.

The estate has suffered from crime and anti-social behaviour and was considered for demolition[1] but the plans were rejected as uneconomic in 2011.[2][3] In 2015, a tenant's management organisation on the estate was wound up after its chairman was jailed for sex offences.[4] The estate has become synonymous with the gap between the rich and poor in Islington.[5]

References
  1. Bullman, Joseph; Neil Hegarty; Brian Hill. (2013). The secret history of our streets: A story of London. BBC Books. p. 228-229. ISBN 978-1-84990-451-3.
  2. Bleaney, Rob. "Plans to demolish huge Islington estate dramatically axed". Islingtongazette.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "Councillors reject Bemerton estate demolition and redevelopment plan". Callylabourcouncillors.org.uk. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. "Town Hall takes over Bemerton estate tenants' management organisation after jailing of paedophile - Islington Tribune". Archive.islingtontribune.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. Williams, Rachel (8 June 2011). "Islington council's battle to close the gap between rich and poor". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via The Guardian.

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