The site was known as the Barbican (a Middle English ... and lakes with fountains and a waterfall. It was hoped that the vast array of amenities within the estate would attract their target ...

Half a century ago this month, the first residents moved into the Barbican Estate, a brutalist concrete cluster of tower blocks that loomed over St Paul’s to the horror of many Londoners.

The Barbican was famous before it was ... who has lived in her house overlooking the ornamental waterfall and lake in the middle of the estate since 1976. Two surnames under one roof were not ...

The five-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment is a new conversion of the former Barbican estate office ... and a six-meter outdoor waterfall in the courtyard doubles as a source of white noise.