At 6:07 you can nicely see how these buildings were built using large prefabricated concrete panels. The panels have a special pattern around the sides. Not sure if this pattern helped interlocking the panels. The 54602 may have been the panel's serial number. In the centre of the picture you can see a joint where a wall supports the two floor panels. This joint has a gap which was filled in with concrete. In the Ronan Point tower which was built using a similar Large Panel System, these gaps were just stuffed with trash and newspapers by careless builders. This weakened the structure so that a minor gas explosion caused the tower to partially collapse in 1968. Nice to see the Aylesbury Estate was built properly. These buildings are fascinating. And they look even more fascinating seen with all the lights on at dusk. Hard to imagine these blocks once were the bright new future to their first tenents who in most cases had been evacuated from overcrowded 19th century slum housing.
It wasn't the lack of proper grouting that weakened Ronan Point, but rather the lack of thorough and proper bolting together of the panels themselves... though the gaps do present a danger of fire-propagation instead of fire-stopping, and of course noise transmission on an every day basis...
Beno FYI I’ve managed demo of tower blocks and on some we use the lift shaft to drop the block it gets dug away with a Digger at bottom of block then they
Deliberately left to rot !!! It’s criminal !!! And what will replace it won’t be for the great majority of people who lived there for years !! I’ve watched a vid of what the regen project will look like and all the bullshit stuff the developers reckon the new estate needs !! Like I said , criminal !!!!
50s/60s council housing was built to the Parker Morris space standards- which were actually quite generous... now its all about the greed of fitting as many units as you can on a site. All profit, no soul. Love Brutalism... hate developers... 35percent.org
For new developments 35%, is the agreed level of 'affordable' homes a developer needs to provide in London (as part of a Section 1.06 contribution- sadly this is why most re-developments get planning approval (regardless of how bloody bland the design is) It helps the local authority achieve their 'target' housing figures- when they have zero budget to build themselves) 35percent exposes how underhand most developers are, and how easily they eventually wriggle out of any obligation. I'm not connected in anyway, its just a vital read for anyone who loathes the demolition/ gentrification of postwar council housing.
Yes, remember when I was a kid and briefly in UK, I stayed near Earl's Court and just couldn't believe what was happening when I got home doing some research. Exact same thing really happens back here in Australia, some differences with it being 'state governments' rather than councils doing this. They take donations from developers around election time and that matters more to them then lives of people they throw out of this public housing for redevelopment. So corrupt
Man thank you for posting this. The other day I search for a room in wendover and pretended to be interested just to go and see the flats inside. It was amazing and they will start the demolition in 2 years. Thank you for showing the buildings I never have seen
Why would they weld doors shut on a staircase going down love to know what’s on the councils fire plan if the main stair well is blocked maybe that’s the way to get people to leave an abandoned estate
You could visit the Gascoigne estate Barking as there are lots of flats coming down and some 18 story flats with only half a dozen people living in them all easy access with with fb locks on main entry doors and roofs too
Jacob O'mahoney Not too sure of the names of the blocks that do, but as a sub contractor for LBBD i have worked in a few blocks that are due to come down that only have a few people in them as shown in the video in which a tour of the estate is given
Jacob O'mahoney No not part of the demoliton, i belong to a firm that was getting the flats up to fire regulations around Barking and Dagenham after the grenfell fire prompted them to do so. Also i do various other works for the council
If you want to go lift surfing in public buildings that your likely to get caught then get an inspecta lift inspections high visibility vest and if you are surfing with a friend get him/her a vest and say you are training him/her and say to your friend: i will let you inspect on the next lift yourself to see how your doing. that will fool most people to think your authorised
The weird windows. Lon Long time ago, there was a Youth Centre build into the aylesbury estate. I played there as a DJ many years ago. I think it is where you saw the weird large window. I think think the youth centre was built from two maisonettes with all walls knocked out. It had a split level floor.
From a fire safety viewpoint, an only wood stairway is the most dangerous thing that could ever be designed into a building. From a fire protection standpoint. The rest of the building ok, but why hand"t they built cement stairways, in a fire cement stairways would allow safe evacuation of people in the building. Corrina Parslow 1987 and Leonard 1218.
I can see why councils want to get rid of these old "council estates". They likely cost a fair bit of money to maintain (money councils would rather not spend) and (in the eyes of councils at least) are an eyesore that attracts crime and bad things.
Can you do the following estates if possible? Barnfield Estate Morris Walk Estate All the estates part of the Charlton Triangle The 90's flats in Thamesmead West Rockmount Road flats Abbey Estate
I have a question.... It's obvious these buildings have life still left in them - perhaps another 50-60 years with adequate maintenance? So why are they being demolished and replaced with inferior timber-framed crap and cheap-arse concrete structures which will most likely not even last as long? Thousands could be housed in these apartments if they were modernised and solve the housing "crisis".
Great vid. Shocking to see so much of the estate being demolished. So are they definitely planning to flatten and replace all blocks? I thought they might refurbish bits of the estate instead.
There was never any intention of refurbishing the estates even though it would have cost a tiny amount in the scheme of things, they are on valubale land and a source of big profits for property companies and estate agents. The last thing anybody wanted was the council flats lasting another 30-40 years and providing homes for ordinary people on pricey profitable land.
@@CHUTNEX Completely agree. It's a repeat of what happened to the Heygate estate when it was sold to Lendlease and residents "decanted" across London & Home Counties. Complete disregard for ordinary people.
ImTotallyAFruit what blocks in MK , there are only a couple. Lakes in Bletchley is a bit streets in the sky on a very small scale - are any empty though?
There is Serpentine Court on the Lakes estate but like you say it is quite small. There is a single tower block called Mellish Court not too far from the train station. Bedford has more tower blocks although none of them are abandoned.
Southwark Council alongside Tower hamlets are among the worst London boroughs since they have some of the worst crime in London & they seem to be full of gangs & Tower hamlets banned Tommy Robinson just because of his centre-right political views
This is so sad to see, born and bred on this estate, best childhood ever. We were the first to move into Missenden in the 70’s
Good to see a young lad with good knowledge , be safe out there in those abandoned places !
Love the London tower blocks they’re full of character
At 6:07 you can nicely see how these buildings were built using large prefabricated concrete panels. The panels have a special pattern around the sides. Not sure if this pattern helped interlocking the panels. The 54602 may have been the panel's serial number. In the centre of the picture you can see a joint where a wall supports the two floor panels. This joint has a gap which was filled in with concrete. In the Ronan Point tower which was built using a similar Large Panel System, these gaps were just stuffed with trash and newspapers by careless builders. This weakened the structure so that a minor gas explosion caused the tower to partially collapse in 1968. Nice to see the Aylesbury Estate was built properly.
These buildings are fascinating. And they look even more fascinating seen with all the lights on at dusk. Hard to imagine these blocks once were the bright new future to their first tenents who in most cases had been evacuated from overcrowded 19th century slum housing.
It wasn't the lack of proper grouting that weakened Ronan Point, but rather the lack of thorough and proper bolting together of the panels themselves... though the gaps do present a danger of fire-propagation instead of fire-stopping, and of course noise transmission on an every day basis...
Beno FYI I’ve managed demo of tower blocks and on some we use the lift shaft to drop the block it gets dug away with a Digger at bottom of block then they
Moved into the Aylesbury in the 70 s it was state of the art at the time very sad to see
Deliberately left to rot !!! It’s criminal !!! And what will replace it won’t be for the great majority of people who lived there for years !! I’ve watched a vid of what the regen project will look like and all the bullshit stuff the developers reckon the new estate needs !! Like I said , criminal !!!!
I lived in chartridge in the 70s was wonderful
@@eddieconnolly7772 it’s a real shame Eddie it all looks so rough these days
@@michaeldowling1065 sure is michael
50s/60s council housing was built to the Parker Morris space standards- which were actually quite generous... now its all about the greed of fitting as many units as you can on a site. All profit, no soul.
Love Brutalism... hate developers... 35percent.org
What is 35percent all about
For new developments 35%, is the agreed level of 'affordable' homes a developer needs to provide in London (as part of a Section 1.06 contribution- sadly this is why most re-developments get planning approval (regardless of how bloody bland the design is) It helps the local authority achieve their 'target' housing figures- when they have zero budget to build themselves) 35percent exposes how underhand most developers are, and how easily they eventually wriggle out of any obligation. I'm not connected in anyway, its just a vital read for anyone who loathes the demolition/ gentrification of postwar council housing.
Yes, remember when I was a kid and briefly in UK, I stayed near Earl's Court and just couldn't believe what was happening when I got home doing some research. Exact same thing really happens back here in Australia, some differences with it being 'state governments' rather than councils doing this. They take donations from developers around election time and that matters more to them then lives of people they throw out of this public housing for redevelopment. So corrupt
Man thank you for posting this. The other day I search for a room in wendover and pretended to be interested just to go and see the flats inside. It was amazing and they will start the demolition in 2 years. Thank you for showing the buildings I never have seen
5:53 "ASBESTOS WORKS COMPLEATE"
Ben I wish Birmingham library wasn’t demolished it was such an awesome old grotty 60s building I would have loved to ride the old lifts
Why would they weld doors shut on a staircase going down love to know what’s on the councils fire plan if the main stair well is blocked maybe that’s the way to get people to leave an abandoned estate
The top floors are abandoned. I only got up there by surfing the lift
Love Aylesbury Estate (AY) always used to visit my family friends here when I was younger sad to see what it's turning into..
Alsz Gambino is always rapping about this area
You could visit the Gascoigne estate Barking as there are lots of flats coming down and some 18 story flats with only half a dozen people living in them all easy access with with fb locks on main entry doors and roofs too
sam bishop which of flats hardly have any residents?
Jacob O'mahoney
Not too sure of the names of the blocks that do, but as a sub contractor for LBBD i have worked in a few blocks that are due to come down that only have a few people in them as shown in the video in which a tour of the estate is given
sam bishop ah right so are u part of demolition?
Jacob O'mahoney
No not part of the demoliton, i belong to a firm that was getting the flats up to fire regulations around Barking and Dagenham after the grenfell fire prompted them to do so. Also i do various other works for the council
sam bishop nice, how come not all residents are out? Because they cannot house then anywhere?
U look so funny 😂😂😂 Bdw your video is perfect, love it
pulling down those buildings is a huge mistake. it has a fun boiler room.
If you want to go lift surfing in public buildings that your likely to get caught then get an inspecta lift inspections high visibility vest and if you are surfing with a friend get him/her a vest and say you are training him/her and say to your friend: i will let you inspect on the next lift yourself to see how your doing. that will fool most people to think your authorised
That would make the conviction worse (if found) as deception would be involved.
The props are probably placed to support the diggers. The interiour partion walls are not load bearing.
dykodesigns2yt they’re actually called excavators
The weird windows. Lon Long time ago, there was a Youth Centre build into the aylesbury estate. I played there as a DJ many years ago. I think it is where you saw the weird large window. I think think the youth centre was built from two maisonettes with all walls knocked out. It had a split level floor.
Where do u love now if u don’t mind me asking
when you did Roehampton you missed out another estate in the area, I'm talking about the estate opposite the University which has a Londis in the area
Wish you went in 53 chartridge, use to live there 😭😭😭
Well there you go we were the first family to live in 53 chartridge
Do you have any intentions to go up Arlington Hose in Margate? Loved this video.
From a fire safety viewpoint, an only wood stairway is the most dangerous thing that could ever be designed into a building. From a fire protection standpoint. The rest of the building ok, but why hand"t they built cement stairways, in a fire cement stairways would allow safe evacuation of people in the building. Corrina Parslow 1987 and Leonard 1218.
Fill the shaft up from top working down to a safe level 👍
They had shops post office laundrette and the youth offending team in thous big spaces it was like a little village you didn’t need to go no where
When are you going to archive some of the estates in Mitcham?
I see some balls of steel in action, did you abseil off the building too?
Alsz Gambino is always rapping about this area
I can see why councils want to get rid of these old "council estates". They likely cost a fair bit of money to maintain (money councils would rather not spend) and (in the eyes of councils at least) are an eyesore that attracts crime and bad things.
Can you do the following estates if possible?
Barnfield Estate
Morris Walk Estate
All the estates part of the Charlton Triangle
The 90's flats in Thamesmead West
Rockmount Road flats
Abbey Estate
I don't have the Abus key for Woolwich and Greenwich
I have a question.... It's obvious these buildings have life still left in them - perhaps another 50-60 years with adequate maintenance? So why are they being demolished and replaced with inferior timber-framed crap and cheap-arse concrete structures which will most likely not even last as long? Thousands could be housed in these apartments if they were modernised and solve the housing "crisis".
At least the new block doesn't have Gen2s crawling up it
Great vid. Shocking to see so much of the estate being demolished. So are they definitely planning to flatten and replace all blocks? I thought they might refurbish bits of the estate instead.
There was never any intention of refurbishing the estates even though it would have cost a tiny amount in the scheme of things, they are on valubale land and a source of big profits for property companies and estate agents.
The last thing anybody wanted was the council flats lasting another 30-40 years and providing homes for ordinary people on pricey profitable land.
@@CHUTNEX Completely agree. It's a repeat of what happened to the Heygate estate when it was sold to Lendlease and residents "decanted" across London & Home Counties. Complete disregard for ordinary people.
Thumbnail looks like a LEGO building LOL
do Milton Keynes block archive next xD
ImTotallyAFruit what blocks in MK , there are only a couple.
Lakes in Bletchley is a bit streets in the sky on a very small scale - are any empty though?
There is Serpentine Court on the Lakes estate but like you say it is quite small. There is a single tower block called Mellish Court not too far from the train station. Bedford has more tower blocks although none of them are abandoned.
You are the best you tuber
Aspetos kinda sounds like a spice
Latimer got demolished
Southwark Council alongside Tower hamlets are among the worst London boroughs since they have some of the worst crime in London & they seem to be full of gangs & Tower hamlets banned Tommy Robinson just because of his centre-right political views
All replaced with unaffordable housing that only rich people can afford.
Yes! 29 Views only!
I lived in Chiltern house as a kid. What a s---hole
13:22 I was hoping you would remember where the ladder went!
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All buildings that are over 30 years old should be listed.
At 0:47 you called a fox a dog but male foxes are called dogs for some reason. So you're technically right if it is a male.
Indefinitely not 1st
3:18 6:07
Am I the only one that likes Gen2s, likes old lifts and hates generics?
Its not Aylesbury
No it's not, this is Aylesbusy ESTATE which is in London. You plum.
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