This is a view of the central staircase of this major Modernist building in Islington. Bevin Court was designed in the early 1950s by the famous Modern Movement architect Berthold Lubetkin, in conjunction with Francis Skinner and Douglas Bailey. It has been given a rare Grade II* listing by English Heritage in recognition of its architectural significance. Although it is council housing and was completed in 1954 it looks much more recent and even futuristic.

Going by keywords it has been photographed by a few but not many compared to other buildings of similar photographic merit. This is probably because it is private and access is by an entry phone system. I decided I might get short shrift if I disturbed a tenant and asked to photograph their stairs. I did not have to wait long though until somebody came out allowing me to enter.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20mm lens at 10 mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing processed with Photomatix Real Estate setting. A high ISO was needed to get a fast enough shutter speed producing Noise which I removed with Topaz DeNoise. Topaz Clarity was also used. More punch with a clarity effect using unsharp mask 31 amount and 31 radius.