Nightingale Estate

The original six 65-metre (213 ft), 22 story Nightingale Estate blocks were approved and built in 1968 by the then Greater London Council.

[2] As part of a then UK Government regeneration scheme, Hackney Council drew up plans to redevelop the estate which led to five of the blocks (with the exception of Seaton Point), being demolished.

[2][6] In 2017, Hackney Council announced a £200 million plan to construct 400 homes on the site, in addition to 300 built earlier.

[9] The estate is represented on the artwork for the first three singles released 1994 by electronic music act Spring Heel Jack - member Ashley Wales lived at Rachel Point.

[11] The BBC television show Top Gear used the estate demolition as part of a stunt for the 'indestructible' Toyota Hilux, which was hoisted onto the roof of Rachel Point.