![]() ![]() ![]() While he never actually met the bird-watcher, he thought the monosyllabic name relayed a strength and directness that was ideal for the type of spy he wanted to portray.Īs far as I know, the twitcher version of James Bond never took umbrage at being turned into a fearless, alcoholic, womanising, psychopathic fictional character (what reasonable man would?).īut the same cannot be said for the inspiration behind the name of perhaps Fleming’s most famous villain, Goldfinger.Įrno Goldfinger was the renowned 1930’s modernist architect who designed (among others) the Brutalist Trellick and Balfron Towers (respectively North Kensington and Poplar) and 2 Willow Road in Hampstead. ![]() ![]() He came upon the name James Bond from reading a book on ornithology by a man of that name. Like most great writers, Ian Fleming took inspiration for his fictional characters from real life. With Spectre, the latest Bond adventure hitting our screens recently, Michael Duncan explores the story that links one of Fleming’s most famous villains with a couple of famous London Tower blocks and an architecturally-significant Hampstead terrace. ![]()
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