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Willoughby House
Willoughby House was named after an aristocratic family with connections to the area. The Willoughbys had a long and complicated history of waging war and owning land stretching all over the country.
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Willoughby House
Here is a typical layout of a maisonette flat in Willoughby House.
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Willoughby House
And the vision of how the maisonettes would be decorated.
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Willoughby House
This image shows potential residents the highwalk designed to keep pedestrians safely separate from the traffic below. This is known as Podium level.
Willoughby House
The scheme was not successful, with pedestrians dropping to street level and the highwalks remaining largely empty.
Willoughby House
The section of podium shown here was subsequently demolished.
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This is what Willoughby House looks like today.
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The Podium Pubs
There also used to be pubs situated at podium level.
The Podium Pubs
Including the Barbican Tavern.
The Podium Pubs
and The Podium. Both have since closed.
