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Post by Nightjar Wed Nov 01, 2023 1:59 pm

I have found this priceless archive of tower blocks and sink estates courtesy of the University of Edinburgh's Tower Block project.

It is awesome. Excited

https://www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=tower%20block&f%5B0%5D=field_original_tb_commiss_auth%3A51349

Every single photo they have is so unutterably depressing that it's positively thrilling. yes

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Post by Nightjar Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:05 pm

And the cars!

The cars! Excited

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Post by Nightjar Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:22 pm

And all the photos are really big and good quality. happy

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Post by Nightjar Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:31 pm

Here're are a few Brummagem ones for Buttertubs's delectation...

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Post by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Wed Nov 01, 2023 2:53 pm

Did you just call Buttertubz a Brummy?

oh dear, oh deary me.

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Post by Nightjar Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:39 pm

I didn't.

I referred to the pictures as Brummy, as in they are pictures of housing estates and tower blocks in Birmingham.

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Post by Nightjar Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:48 pm

Here're are some Dudlonians...

Old & New Dock Road

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St John Street redevelopment, Netherton

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Swan Street, Netherton

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Eve Hill redevelopment, Phase I and II

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Post by Butterfield Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:20 am

I have seen and used this website before. There are some excellent photos; I believe every British tower block was photographed by this person in the mid to late 80s who travelled around the entire UK in their little red Fiat Uno - as seen on some of the photos. That photo of Eve Hill in Dudley above is one of my favourites (Butterfield Court is on the right). You also get to see lots of nice 70s and 80s cars.
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Post by Butterfield Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:21 am

I think that photo I've posted several times of a tower block in Sheffield and a brown Mini Metro in the foreground was from this website!
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Post by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:33 am

He's labelled a photo of Claywood Flats as being Norfolk Park. rollingpin

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Post by cosmictanya Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:35 am

Like Butterfield I’ve also seen and enjoyed this website before.
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Post by Nightjar Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:55 am

And there was me, thinking that...

disappoint

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Post by Butterfield Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:44 pm

Nightjar wrote:And there was me, thinking that...

disappoint

Still, it's a good excuse to raid the website it of its best photos.

Here's the aforementioned little red Fiat Uno obviously owned by the photographer that is seen in many of the photos abound the country, this time next to I believe Kipling and Byron Houses, built in fields on the outskirts of Halesowen. I went to see them being demolished in 1999.


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On the horizon you can see Butterfield Court and the identical other two at Eve Hill in Dudley.

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Post by Butterfield Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:48 pm

Warning: local accents.


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