A view of the newly built estate from Hoggs Lane. Six tower blocks and maisonettes. Looks like gas street lighting still in use (or may have been converted to electric), possibly early 1960s. Image by Phyliss Nicklin, although has been edited. The estate was demolished in the 2000's having been there only since 1955. Nicklin was a student at Birmingham University that took 100s of vintage Birmingham images around then. The six towers were all 8 storeys high and contained 40 flats. Built by Wimpey.
| Windrush House | 40 | 8 | |
| Standlake House | 40 | 8 | |
| Saunderton House | 40 | 8 | |
| Padbury House | 40 | 8 | |
| Bradwell House | 40 | 8 | |
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The estate was accessed by The Holloway, a road that is parkland on one side and Council housing on the other. The newly built 2000 houses are part private and part rented with no tower blocks.
I moved to the new Ley Hill estate in June 1954 from inner city Hockley, and there had been people living there from late 1953.
ReplyDeleteI moved with my family aged 8 to the new Ley Hill estate in June 1954 from inner city Hockley, and it seemed like heaven compared to the old slums. But the very first on the estate arived in late 1953. I think the estate was finally finished around 1956.
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