Glenkerry House

Glenkerry House is a block of flats constructed between 1972 and 1975 by Ernö Goldfinger for the London County Council (later the Greater London Council) as part of a Brownfield Estate. The building is a fourteen-story structure containing 75 flats and four maisonettes, designed with a layout similar to Balfron Tower. It utilizes cross-wall construction with in-situ reinforced concrete, pre-cast panels, and some timber cladding, topped with a flat concrete roof reflecting a restrained aesthetic.

The block is arranged around an enclosed corridor serving three floors of flats. Each section features a west-facing one-bedroom flat overlooking the corridor, with dual-aspect two-bedroom flats above and below, each incorporating an internal stair. A main service tower is set at a right angle to the northern end of the main slab, and a secondary stair tower projects from the southern end.

The eastern elevation expresses enclosed access galleries as continuous concrete balconies supported by concrete brackets, echoing the design of Balfron Tower. Cylindrical piers support the ground and first floors, and balconies are lowered at flat entrances to accommodate windows. Windows are predominantly arranged in pairs of pivot-hung lights. The western elevation is structured in two bays, with one set back behind a shallow balcony, creating a visual rhythm. Windows are grouped in twos and threes, set within channelled, round-edged concrete fascias. The main entrance, located within the northern tower, features a renewed glazed door unit and retains the original lettering spelling out "Glenkerry House." Slit windows, arranged in groups of five, define the lighting for stair and lift lobbies, while a glazed boiler house projects from the top of the tower. The southern stair tower is also lit by tiers of slit windows, three per floor. Generally, the original windows remain in place.

The interior layout of the flats mirrors earlier phases, accessed from an internal gallery, with flush-panelled doors within slender architraves. Common stairs and lift lobbies are well-lit by the slit windows, are spacious, and feature steel balustrades consistent with other buildings on the estate, allowing visual access both up and down.

Excluded from the listing, in accordance with planning legislation, are all plant and service equipment.