{"id":8268,"date":"2012-05-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8268"},"modified":"2012-05-01T09:58:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T08:58:39","slug":"st-george-wharf-tower-as-seen-from-brixton-south-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/st-george-wharf-tower-as-seen-from-brixton-south-london\/","title":{"rendered":"St George Wharf Tower as seen from Brixton, south London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8269\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/st-george-wharf-tower-as-seen-from-brixton-south-london\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-08\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-08.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-08.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8269\" title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-08.jpg\" alt=\"St George Wharf Tower rises in Vauxhall\" width=\"620\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-08.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-08-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soon to be the tallest residential building in the UK,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/st-george-wharf-tower-soon-to-be-the-uks-tallest-residential-building-rises-in-vauxhall\/\">St George Wharf Tower<\/a> continues to thrust its cylindrical form up into the London skyline.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/st-george-wharf-tower-as-seen-from-brixton-south-london\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-12.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8277\" title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-12.jpg\" alt=\"St George Wharf Tower as seen from Brixton, south London\" width=\"620\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-12.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-12-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also known as The Tower, the skyscraper is located in Vauxhall, London, and will stand 181 metres (594 ft) tall with 49 storeys when completed (as seen in this shiny artist&#8217;s rendition).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/st-george-wharf-tower-as-seen-from-brixton-south-london\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-09\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-09.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-09.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8270\" title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-09\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-09.jpg\" alt=\"St George Wharf Tower rises in the London skyline\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-09.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-09-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/st-george-wharf-tower-as-seen-from-brixton-south-london\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-10.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8271\" title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-10.jpg\" alt=\"St George Wharf Tower rises in the London skyline\" width=\"620\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-10-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This view from Brixton shows how tall the tower has already reached.<\/p>\n<p>To the far right, you can see the pencil-thin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/what-have-they-done-to-the-bt-tower-in-london\/\">BT Tower<\/a>, while even further to the right you can just make out the flag on top of the Houses of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The red-brick Brixton fire\u00a0station\u00a0is in the foreground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/st-george-wharf-tower-as-seen-from-brixton-south-london\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,435\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-11.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8272\" title=\"st-george-wharf-tower-london-11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-11.jpg\" alt=\"St George Wharf Tower rises in the London skyline\" width=\"620\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-11.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/st-george-wharf-tower-london-11-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Construction as of 30th April 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soon to be the tallest residential building in the UK,\u00a0St George Wharf Tower continues to thrust its cylindrical form up into the London 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