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Sectra window panel JLP01_08_073399d
Restell Close, Greenwich,
Greater London. Workers installing a window panel during the construction of a Sectra block of nurses flats on Restell Close.
This residential block for nurses was one of three 10-storey, H-shaped blocks, built by Laings Construction Company for the South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, using the Sectra system. The flats were built on a high point just off Vanbrugh Hill with views over Greenwich, Deptford and the River Thames, providing self-contained flats of three and four rooms for nurses who worked at Greenwich Hospital. The blocks were named Jenner House, Lister House and Norfolk House. In 2007, two of the blocks were demolished and Norfolk House was reclad and subsequently renamed Leamington Court.
Sectra was a French prefabricated steel formwork design for flats which John Laing and Son Ltd acquired the British rights to in 1962. It was a method of using precision made
steel formwork for the placing of structural concrete in tunnel sections in room unit widths and ceiling heights. The units were bolted together in rows on special tracks, with the concrete poured to form the walls and floors in one operation. The formwork was internally heated to accelerate the hardening of the concrete in the mould and the sections were then lifted into position by a tower crane on the construction site
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This print captures the construction of a Sectra block of nurses flats on Restell Close in Greenwich, Greater London. The image showcases workers diligently installing a window panel during the building process. These residential blocks were specifically designed for nurses and formed part of a larger development consisting of three 10-storey H-shaped buildings named Jenner House, Lister House, and Norfolk House. Built by Laings Construction Company for the South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, these self-contained flats offered three to four rooms with stunning views over Greenwich, Deptford, and the River Thames. The innovative Sectra system was employed in constructing these flats. Originally a French prefabricated steel formwork design for flats, John Laing and Son Ltd acquired its British rights in 1962. This method involved using precision-made steel formwork to pour structural concrete into tunnel sections with specific room unit widths and ceiling heights. The units were securely bolted together on special tracks before being filled with concrete to create walls and floors simultaneously. Intriguingly, this particular photograph is part of the Historic England Archive collection. It provides us with an invaluable glimpse into the past construction techniques that shaped our urban landscape today.
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