In the Heygate Estate
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In the Heygate Estate
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 23 Jul 2011
The derelict or near derelict estate was awaiting demolition, a controversial decision by the local council as the buildings were structurally sound and 3000 people had to be displaced. Not all went willingly, some were evicted some time after this view. There is vegetable plot here presumably tended by a hanger-on.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.493572
Longitude
-0.095647