Conservation Area (CA)
Willett Estate CA.
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0208.
Description
Built in 1963 by the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society, to designs by Hubbard Ford and Partners. 6-8 storey blocks of flats arranged around an inner courtyard.
Softened Brutalist style, incorporating purple brick elevations with exposed concrete frame and panels of ribbed concrete below the windows.
The design makes reference to the canted and square bays of the surrounding Victorian terraced houses.
Source: Antram & Morrice 2008, Middleton 2002.
A. Architectural, design and artistic interest
ii. Well-executed example of a building of this style and period, including innovative use of materials.
C. Townscape interest
i. Within the Willett Estate Conservation Area (characterised by gault brick Victorian houses), but atypical of it in terms of style and date.
E. Rarity and representativeness
ii. Good example of a well-designed 1960s block of flats.
F. Intactness
i. Retains most of its design features. The windows have been replaced but are in keeping with the style of the building.
Date of Inclusion
Pre-2015.
