Henry Brooke Immortalised

7th July 1962 saw the 14 Storey, residential tower block, Brooke House in Basildon Town Centre opened.

It was named after the then Conservative Minister for Housing Henry Brooke, 09/04/1903 - 29/03/1984 and stands 14 storeys tall.

Supported as it is by sixteen V-shaped angled stilted legs (in pairs of two) it appears to be balanced on matchsticks.