Tenants blast 'appalling' conditions in flat block - and pictures are shock of a lifetime

Resident Zoe Goodman outsise Pitcairn House in Hackney, London (Image: Newsquest / SWNS) Residents of Pitcairn House in Hackney, east London, say they are now in an "emergency" situation. The nine-storey building in St Thomas’ Square is home to hundreds of people, the majority of whom are council tenants. The block was built to a design by renowned architect Eric Lyons in 1963, but has been allowed to fall into disrepair due to council inaction, residents claim.

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