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The London Motorway Box was a horrific idea, it was iffy even in the 60's, dread to think what London would be like if it had been built. Although in Brixton they even got as far a building the Barrier Estate, a splendidly brutal bit of architecture which was intended to back onto the motorway and act as a sound block for the rest of the estate but now sits, subtle as a supertanker, alongside Coldharbour Lane.
Other plans included roofing over the high road. This was not such a bad idea tho the scheme would benefit from adding good solid walls and not bothering with doors.