4365 x 2865 px | 37 x 24,3 cm | 14,6 x 9,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
novembre 2014
Ubicazione:
Roman House, Mardyke Estate, Dagenham East London
Altre informazioni:
Pic shows: Roman House, Mardyke Estate, Dagenham East London - Demolition of last of famous tower blocks as used in Made In Dagenham film and Fish Tank. One of the first things demolished was the CCTV camera on top of the block Residents came out in force to see originally used to house Ford Motor Company workers. An £80m regeneration project which is transforming an infamous London housing estate into a thriving community today reached a major milestone when the demolition of the last remaining tower block got underway. Residents came together to celebrate as a monster muncher started to bring down the final 12 storey tower block, marking a historic moment for the Rainham estate, which achieved notoriety in recent years having appeared in the films Made in Dagenham and Fish Tank. Orchard Village ñ previously known as the Mardyke Estateñ was a 1960s high rise estate that over time became dilapidated and a haunt for anti social behaviour. The estateís reputation for crime meant that no one on the housing list of over 4, 000 wanted to live there, resulting in flats remaining empty.
