Council Homes Collection

Byker Wall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1974

Tower block near Guildford Street, Lozells, Birmingham. 18th July, 1968

Stoneycroft Tower at the junction of Bromford Drive and Chipperfield Road on the Bromford Bridge estate, Birmingham. 30th August, 1968

Brooks Tower, Newtown, Birmingham. 15th December, 1975

Kingshurst Hall, a 17th century moated hall, now derelict and soon to be demolished, which stands in the shadow of modern flats at Kingshurst Estate, near Castle Bromwich, Birmingham

Tower blocks in Chamberlain Gardens, Ladywood, Birmingham. 2nd November, 1964

Recently completed second stage of the Nechells Green Parkway. Nechells, Birmingham. 25th January, 1965

Duddeston tower blocks, Birminghams first multi-storey flats seen beyond the childrens play area in Duddeston Manor Road. 1st September, 1968

Val de Travers Ltd who have worked on the London County Council Estate and the London Country Council Hughesfield Estate in Deptford, London. 1938

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

A journey through time: Council homes in Birmingham and Newcastle, 1960s-1970s. From the Tower block near Guildford Street in Lozells (18th July, 1968) to the Byker Wall in Newcastle Upon Tyne (1974), council homes shaped the urban landscape. In Birmingham, Stoneycroft Tower (at the junction of Bromford Drive and Chipperfield Road) and Brooks Tower in Newtown (15th December, 1975) rose high, while Kingshurst Hall, a 17th century moated hall, stood derelict and soon to be demolished (2nd November, 1964). The recently completed second stage of Nechells Green Parkway (Nechells, Birmingham) and Duddeston tower blocks (Duddeston Manor Road) marked progress. Val de Travers Ltd, who have worked on the London County Council Estate and the London projects, were part of this transformative era.