Social Housing Collection

Choi Hung Estate, one of the oldest public housing estates in Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Byker Wall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1974

Empty tennis court at Choi Hung Estate, one of the oldest public housing estates in Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Working Mens Dwellings, the Shaftesbury Park Estate (engraving)
1053247 Working Mens Dwellings, the Shaftesbury Park Estate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Working Mens Dwellings, the Shaftesbury Park Estate)

German Renaissance ceiling and wall painting, wood mosaic and embroidery, (1898). Creator: Unknown
German Renaissance ceiling and wall painting, wood mosaic and embroidery, (1898). Fig 1: Wall-painting from the bath-rooms in the Fugger-house at Augsburg

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

A residents view from the balcony of a flat in Queens Street, Coventry, overlooking new flats being built in Hillfields. 12th January 1966

A small boy rummages among the tangled wrecks of old cars on waste ground in the Hillfields area of Coventry. In the background is the towering block of flats in Queen Street. 4th February 1965

Wild Court, off Great Wild Street, Drury Lane, 1855 (engraving)
XJF2920758 Wild Court, off Great Wild Street, Drury Lane, 1855 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812535 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, view of public gardens and flats, London
1812532 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, view of public gardens and flats, London, 1903 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1907 (b / w photo)
1812539 Boundary Estate: Arnold Circus, London, 1907 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

High rise council flats, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bellingham Estate: exterior of the Fellowship Inn public house, London, 1925 (b / w photo)
1812527 Bellingham Estate: exterior of the Fellowship Inn public house, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Leeds on the attack or is it Liverpool? Coventry youngsters beneath a 10-storey Yardley Street " grandstand" bow to the ritual of Cup Final day on their backyard Wembley. 1st May 1965

Ping Shek Estate, one of the oldest public housing estates in Hong Kong, Kwun Tong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Lai Tak Tsuen, one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, Tai Hang, Eastern District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659583 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659576 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659557 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659533 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659612 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659591 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659577 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659565 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659601 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659518 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659507 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659487 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659556 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659491 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659588 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659535 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659522 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659516 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659513 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659498 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948)
TED4659604 The United States district in Lyon (Rhone). Construction 1919-1934, architect Tony Garnier (1869-1948). Thanks to Edouard Herriot, mayor of Lyon since 1905, Tony Garnier, a Lyon architect

Design for a Self-Supporting Village, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Design for a Self-Supporting Village, 1850. Church of England village, ...designed by Mr. J. Minter Morgan...intended to "promote the religious, moral

East Hill Estate: exterior of Whitby Houses, London, 1925 (b / w photo)
1812601 East Hill Estate: exterior of Whitby Houses, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Wandsworth)

Enfield Council has agreed to sell this council house, Parkside House in Hadley Wood, under the Governments right to buy scheme

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

Replacement housing JLP01_08_069312
St Marys Estate, Oldham. A worker securing a concrete slab during the construction of 12M Jespersen prototype flats in Oldham, with derelict terraced houses in the background

Public housing apartment block towers in Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

East Hill Estate: exterior of Newlyn House, courtyard and flats, London, 1928 (b / w photo)
1812604 East Hill Estate: exterior of Newlyn House, courtyard and flats, London, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Collingwood Estate: exterior of Bullen House, London, 1925 (b / w photo)
1812578 Collingwood Estate: exterior of Bullen House, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Bethnal Green)

Kennington Park Estate: Lohmann House, London, 1936 (b / w photo)
1812627 Kennington Park Estate: Lohmann House, London, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: Lambeth)

Kingsmead Estate: interior of flat, London, 1939 (b / w photo)
1812629 Kingsmead Estate: interior of flat, London, 1939 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

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"Preserving the Past, Building for the Future: Exploring Social Housing" Step into history at Choi Hung Estate, one of Hong Kong's oldest public housing estates. As you stroll through its empty tennis court, a sense of nostalgia fills the air, reminding us of the countless lives that have been shaped within these walls. Wong Tai stands as a testament to resilience and community spirit. This historic estate has provided shelter and support to generations of families, offering them a chance at a better life. Its significance cannot be understated in shaping Hong Kong's social landscape. Travel back in time with us to London's Shaftesbury Park Estate. The Working Mens Dwellings engraving captures an era when affordable housing was seen as essential for workers' well-being. It serves as a reminder that social housing is not just about bricks and mortar but also about fostering thriving communities. The iconic Boundary Estate takes center stage next. Arnold Circus, frozen in time by black-and-white photographs from 1907, showcases both public gardens and flats harmoniously coexisting—a vision ahead of its time. These images transport us to an era where green spaces were cherished amidst urbanization. Marvel at German Renaissance artistry within social housing walls. A ceiling adorned with intricate wood mosaics and embroidery transports residents back to 1898—an exquisite blend of beauty and functionality that still captivates today. Witnessing history unfold before our eyes brings us to Bellingham Estate's Fellowship Inn public house in London—its exterior immortalized in a timeless photograph from 1925. This gathering place served as more than just a pub; it fostered camaraderie among neighbors who sought solace within their community. Journey further back through Drury Lane's Wild Court engraving from 1855—a glimpse into Victorian-era living conditions where cramped quarters were all too common. Yet even then, we see resilience shining through as families made do with what they had.