Stafford Cripps Estate Tower And Parking Signage - stock photo

London, United Kingdom – December 24, 2025. A mid-rise residential block of the Stafford Cripps Estate stands behind a large metal parking sign on Old Street. The building is constructed from red London stock brick and features a white-concrete vertical stairwell core and repetitive window rows. The sign identifies the area as part of the ‘STAFFORD CRIPPS ESTATE’ and provides parking regulations for permit holders in the London Borough of Islington.The estate, completed in 1956, was designed by Joseph Emberton as a flagship post-war social housing project. It was named in honor of Sir Stafford Cripps, the Labour politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during the post-war reconstruction period. The estate’s modernist design was intended to provide a healthy living environment with high levels of natural light, a significant departure from the dense, industrial slum housing that previously occupied this area of Finsbury.