I'm on the 9th floor of a high rise flat in Doncaster built in the 1950s just a few years ago thees were run down and needed knocking down but Doncaster council realised the cost of demolition and relocating residents was higher now in 2015 have had millions spent on upgrading and look completely diferent from the original after I'm very happy I'm all in favour of renovation of high rise flats so many have been demolished whilst so many people are homeless
Prior to living in a 2 bedroom council flat that was part of a multistory, i lived in shared housing in a single room with my wife. It was very miserable and depressing. I was greatful to have flat where the front door was ours and the rooms inside we could decorate how we like. There is a massive housing shortage now these places are gone and the rest sold off - where is the social housing - its effecting everyone and it needs sorting.
Everything gets stripped and I mean everything apart from structural beams etc. They leave it bare bones for safety before demolition. The building has to be prepared thoroughly first.
Really well designed building which isn't so common for this kind of blocks. It's real waste and a pity it was demolished, totally unsustainable approach, also ignoring the voice of the people living there. Great documentary.
@@Garden2ndvariety kip Slang term An untidy, dirty or unattractive place. "Your bedroom is such a kip, man!" "Tidy up this kip!" "Oh, what a fucking kip! Im out of here!"
They should have been renovated. But I hear what was remarked on the climate not really being suitable for hanging gardens. I lived in a notorious high-rise estate for six years in Coventry. I loved the airiness of the views. I found a community of artists, then there was a th atre group too. But then in the early 90's everything went south. The second recession put paid to all the ventures which could have given me a day job, a successful teaching course of mine was closed down, an artist member died and the community dispersed. Most notably it was obvious the powers that be had given up on the area and no longer cared about neighbour disputes, drugs were being openly sold on the staircases. I left that town for good, but when the next move proved fruitless I left the country. I live in a tower block now. There are problems with finding the money to renovate here too, it depends on who is running each block. A good caretaker runs things now, things are getting done, though for a long time things were being run by an alcoholic and maintenance money was going nowhere. Hopefully there will be no lunatic systemisation on the cards in the next few years. It's normal enough for people to live in flats here, most places do have recreation grounds for children within range though. I don't know why the UK has so many problems with it. Much later on I found out that executive decisions , deals made behind the scenes and most of the estate blocks where I used to live had been demolished to make way for a new college campus. They don't run themselves, there does need to be a caretaker, neighbourhood offices that actually do listen to people. As said, with homelessness being as it is and lack of premium land, it does seem crazy to demolish.
Spot on, Allan. Glesga is full of high rises (even though nearly half have been demolished) not to mention the poorly designed/built 'schemes' built on the outskirts in the 50's 60's - ready made ghettos..
Ambition + lack of time x tight budget = this. In australia a few high rises were developed in the le Corbusier brutualist style and have fared much better perhaps due to the nicer climate making them more suitable but government housing was mostly made up of detached single storey dwellings. As reviled as these towers were they did satisfy a housing shortage and removed people from outdated filthy slums which they served their purpose although not ideally and long term, history has shown that refurbishing old tenements was more viable financially socially and emotionally
I'm on the 9th floor of a high rise flat in Doncaster built in the 1950s just a few years ago thees were run down and needed knocking down but Doncaster council realised the cost of demolition and relocating residents was higher now in 2015 have had millions spent on upgrading and look completely diferent from the original after I'm very happy I'm all in favour of renovation of high rise flats so many have been demolished whilst so many people are homeless
Grenfell is what happens when you renovate a highrise & have immigrants living there
I’d be wary after grenfell and look at there redevelopment and what happened to them
@@sniffadoghq Scotland doesn't put is citizens in danger with flammable cladding
@@movingup2118 There are flats in Scotland with the same cladding!
@@glasgowisblue5366 what flats and send citations
I loved Queenie - A Block, 3rd flair then the 1st. Miss them dearly.
Kind of ironic her mentioning Red Road Flats considering they were eventually pulled down in 2015 only 22 years later.
Used to live there sometimes, With my auntie Sylvia and uncle Sanny, Glasgow has changed beyond recognition from the 80's.
I love my high rise flat in Glasgow. I'll never leave it.
which one do you stay?
Until they place addicts in it
@@jemimallah2591 Broomhill
The first thing you hear from this is priceless: "Aaach,...!"
Prior to living in a 2 bedroom council flat that was part of a multistory, i lived in shared housing in a single room with my wife. It was very miserable and depressing. I was greatful to have flat where the front door was ours and the rooms inside we could decorate how we like. There is a massive housing shortage now these places are gone and the rest sold off - where is the social housing - its effecting everyone and it needs sorting.
7:49. Look at the cars drawn in that "modern" design, lol
Le Corbusier started working on this style in 1920 so that sketch is probably close to 100 years old! Pretty amazing IMO
reminiscent of a particular September that opening scene , but that's just me .
The whole place looked like a dump before the demolition so they must have ripped the building up before imploding it.
OBVIOUSLY THEY DID EVERY BIT OF GLASS ,TILES DOORS, FRAMES, ETC HAS TO BE REMOVED B4 ANY TOWER BLOCK IS DEMOLISHED
Everything gets stripped and I mean everything apart from structural beams etc. They leave it bare bones for safety before demolition. The building has to be prepared thoroughly first.
What language are they speaking? I honestly could not understand them I never realized that the accent was so thick there.
that be Glaswegian laddy
Really well designed building which isn't so common for this kind of blocks. It's real waste and a pity it was demolished, totally unsustainable approach, also ignoring the voice of the people living there. Great documentary.
they were a fucking kip , damp and bug infested with big dangerous freezing landings
Crip McWilliams So you would rather be homeless?
what does "kip" mean ?
@@Garden2ndvariety kip
Slang term
An untidy, dirty or unattractive place.
"Your bedroom is such a kip, man!"
"Tidy up this kip!"
"Oh, what a fucking kip! Im out of here!"
The late John toye from stv
They should have been renovated. But I hear what was remarked on the climate not really being suitable for hanging gardens.
I lived in a notorious high-rise estate for six years in Coventry. I loved the airiness of the views. I found a community of artists, then there was a th atre group too. But then in the early 90's everything went south. The second recession put paid to all the ventures which could have given me a day job, a successful teaching course of mine was closed down, an artist member died and the community dispersed. Most notably it was obvious the powers that be had given up on the area and no longer cared about neighbour disputes, drugs were being openly sold on the staircases. I left that town for good, but when the next move proved fruitless I left the country.
I live in a tower block now. There are problems with finding the money to renovate here too, it depends on who is running each block. A good caretaker runs things now, things are getting done, though for a long time things were being run by an alcoholic and maintenance money was going nowhere.
Hopefully there will be no lunatic systemisation on the cards in the next few years. It's normal enough for people to live in flats here, most places do have recreation grounds for children within range though. I don't know why the UK has so many problems with it. Much later on I found out that executive decisions , deals made behind the scenes and most of the estate blocks where I used to live had been demolished to make way for a new college campus.
They don't run themselves, there does need to be a caretaker, neighbourhood offices that actually do listen to people. As said, with homelessness being as it is and lack of premium land, it does seem crazy to demolish.
I spent most of my childhood in Coventry visiting family absolute shithole.
Cost too much to save. They were not meant to be built in the UK.
@@independentpuppy7520 why not?
No connection to city ?
Spot on, Allan. Glesga is full of high rises (even though nearly half have been demolished) not to mention the poorly designed/built 'schemes' built on the outskirts in the 50's 60's - ready made ghettos..
roddy2body. I'm in the Broom hill flats in Patrick.....love living here :)
Ambition + lack of time x tight budget = this. In australia a few high rises were developed in the le Corbusier brutualist style and have fared much better perhaps due to the nicer climate making them more suitable but government housing was mostly made up of detached single storey dwellings.
As reviled as these towers were they did satisfy a housing shortage and removed people from outdated filthy slums which they served their purpose although not ideally and long term, history has shown that refurbishing old tenements was more viable financially socially and emotionally
Glaswegians have had a raw deal with housing Glasgow is still recovering from mistakes of the past
I'd love to see english subtitles, Is hard for me to understand
Let these architects who design these high rise shit holes live in them for a few years. They would never build any more after that.
Alcatraz, Barlinie and Carstairs 😂
Tremendous waste of resources.
Crazy waste of public money and totally disconnected from public opinion.