The chair of the Ben Jonson House Group, Helen Hulson, writes ...
Barbican at Fifty, Blueprint for the next Fifty
Adam Hogg and Sandy Wilson have prepared a document with
suggestions about matters Barbican residents may wish to
consider for the Estate in changing times, with reference to the
next fifty years:
Although the City of London says it is committed to the
enhancement and protection of the Barbican Estate, under current
arrangements there is provision only for maintenance, through the
service charge, and not improvement. The Barbican was designed
to environmental standards of the fifties and sixties and needs a
thorough review to ensure its continued appeal to residents in the
21st century and its proper maintenance as a heritage site.
Sandy Wilson joined our House Group meeting last month to talk
about the vision behind the paper and is keen to gather together
ideas from residents about improvements they would like to see,
so that an estate wide list of priorities can be drawn up. These can
be as general or particular as you wish.
If you have any suggestions please comment on this post (the comment form is at the bottom of this page) or email the house group at
ben.jonson.hg@gmail.com.
The closing date for submitting ideas is 30th October 2019.
Many thanks,
Helen Hulson
Chair BJHG