2 clips from beeb news covering demolition of Northaird Point on Trowbridge Estate in Hackney Wick, the initial blast was unsatisfactory and became known as "the leaning tower of hackney"
At 3:40 the narrator says "not even pets were left behind." What a stupid thing to say! If you're evacuating for any reason, why the hell would you leave your pet anyway. So it was 21 stories by my count. about 11 and a half (haha) remained.
1985, when were they built. Im from a city called dundee in scotland and few were demolished in the mid 90s, and a lot of them were demolished quite recently and they were built between the late 60s and early 70s
Some tower blocks are good quality and need to stay. However, it also comes down to maintaining your home correctly as some residents don't quite do that. Some towers are terrible quality however, like Ronan Point was. We need to keep some as it'd be a waste to tear some of them down.
i remember being there,.. was under the bridge in hackney wick,... when it went wrong,,, i said it was the leaning tower of hackney,.. little did i know the hackney gazzette reporter was next to me,... and he used my words as his cheeky little man,,,lol...the dust was sooo bad,,,..
i was there when this went down.. my grandad lived in a flat right next to Northaird Point.. the thing ended up hanging toward his flat.. we were moved out to a bed n breakfast ..eventually had to move to another part of Trowbridge estate.. wow feels like a million years ago now.. thanks for uploading
Went to Gainsborough School, next door. 1975-1979. Used to have friends living in this block. A short walk from Kingsmead Estate, the other side of Mabley Green.
The reason alot of high rises are damp, is because the people that live in them don't look after them, not all people, but many. I live in the 22 floor high rise, and my windows get very condensated when it is warm inside, so I tend to wash them down every two days, otherwise the water drips down the wall and turns it black. Most high rises are nice places to live, if they were well looked after. Some are quite bad, with gaps inbetween the walls and floor, like the infamous Ronan Point.
builders should have been sued wot a shite job they did putting those together. Watched another documentary recently where builders confessed that they didn't always screw the walls together right as they were paid bonus on speed not quality.
What a criminal waste of money. First of all erecting jerry built tower blocks and then having to demolish a lot of them because they are unfit for human habitation. I personally do not believe that these became slums because the tenants did not look after them properly. They were no better than the old slums they replaced. This does not just apply to Hackney, but in other cities as well.
Me personally id rather live in a one or two story house rather than a tall skyscraper but these buildings are unique and part of the 20th century history hopefully they can restore a lot them keep them around
I lived on the Holly Street Estate in the early 70s, an estate which has also been demolished. And I can tell you, it was a wonder it lasted even 20 years. That's the price of allowing accountants to make strategic decisions I guess. They may be good at finding the smallest number in a column, but the consequences are self evident. Shoddy and short term solutions benefit no one, and cost far more in the long term.
Only standing for 17 years, was it worth building them.
Built originally in hot, dry Countries. So obviously unsuitable for British conditions.
Konrad Blades well, pretty soon global warming gonna make this country hot and dry
@@brokenbritain1930 no? Britain will only get wetter there's something called water around it
At 3:40 the narrator says "not even pets were left behind." What a stupid thing to say! If you're evacuating for any reason, why the hell would you leave your pet anyway.
So it was 21 stories by my count. about 11 and a half (haha) remained.
I know, it's fucking insane. This was 1985! You wouldn't even excuse it had it been 1885. Incredible.
That’s exactly what I thought as well
1985, when were they built. Im from a city called dundee in scotland and few were demolished in the mid 90s, and a lot of them were demolished quite recently and they were built between the late 60s and early 70s
Some tower blocks are good quality and need to stay. However, it also comes down to maintaining your home correctly as some residents don't quite do that. Some towers are terrible quality however, like Ronan Point was. We need to keep some as it'd be a waste to tear some of them down.
i remember being there,.. was under the bridge in hackney wick,... when it went wrong,,, i said it was the leaning tower of hackney,.. little did i know the hackney gazzette reporter was next to me,... and he used my words as his cheeky little man,,,lol...the dust was sooo bad,,,..
Haha grubby reporters
i was there when this went down.. my grandad lived in a flat right next to Northaird Point.. the thing ended up hanging toward his flat.. we were moved out to a bed n breakfast ..eventually had to move to another part of Trowbridge estate.. wow feels like a million years ago now.. thanks for uploading
Yep living there I had a lot of good times.
Some of the old school people from Trowbridge estate are still there.
Went to Gainsborough School, next door. 1975-1979. Used to have friends living in this block. A short walk from Kingsmead Estate, the other side of Mabley Green.
The reason alot of high rises are damp, is because the people that live in them don't look after them, not all people, but many. I live in the 22 floor high rise, and my windows get very condensated when it is warm inside, so I tend to wash them down every two days, otherwise the water drips down the wall and turns it black. Most high rises are nice places to live, if they were well looked after. Some are quite bad, with gaps inbetween the walls and floor, like the infamous Ronan Point.
The demolition company made a right James Hunt of that 😂
Thanks for uploading!
I used to live in Trowbridge estate in hackney but I still live in hackney
A lot of people didn’t know what they were doing in that story.
The internal 'non supporting walls' gave the building extra strength.....
builders should have been sued wot a shite job they did putting those together. Watched another documentary recently where builders confessed that they didn't always screw the walls together right as they were paid bonus on speed not quality.
17 years?? My god, that's way too short a life for a building!!
True,some garden sheds have longer life cycles..
What a criminal waste of money. First of all erecting jerry built tower blocks and then having to demolish a lot of them because they are unfit for human habitation. I personally do not believe that these became slums because the tenants did not look after them properly. They were no better than the old slums they replaced. This does not just apply to Hackney, but in other cities as well.
We had a school trip that day to see northaird point get demolished.good times
what the asbestos dust i would get your lungs checked mate
Me personally id rather live in a one or two story house rather than a tall skyscraper but these buildings are unique and part of the 20th century history hopefully they can restore a lot them keep them around
why did they film the demolition of the trowbridge estate blocks and not clapton park estate :(
SHOODY BUILT BUT DIDENT BLOW UP..HAHAHA
Literally brought meaning to the word "housing boom"! 😂
@SnappyPenguins
between 1965 and 1972
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@jaredini Most were just hastily, cheaply and poorly built.
And then were just as hastily, cheaply and poorly demolished!😂😂😂
Why are the British commodes so small?
We don't have fat arses like some countries.
Let's build a high rise as cheap as we can. SAD.
What I would do: place 1 kg of explosives at every corner of the building set them off all at once.
You'd get a job at L.E. Jones with trhat level of knowledge.
Please send me to hadvg
Wow, only 17 fricking years? I've heard of those Krushchev-era ones in Russia which have lasted longer. This country is a joke.
I lived on the Holly Street Estate in the early 70s, an estate which has also been demolished. And I can tell you, it was a wonder it lasted even 20 years. That's the price of allowing accountants to make strategic decisions I guess. They may be good at finding the smallest number in a column, but the consequences are self evident. Shoddy and short term solutions benefit no one, and cost far more in the long term.
My nan lives across the road from where they were, they got knocked down in the mid 90's, there's just one block there now.
911 team would've done the job easy.
Would be quite expensive though.
9/11. They are two separate numbers. 911 is the number you call in an emergency.
This should happen to all high rises 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Ha-ha, ha, bureaucrats can't build it well or destroy it well.
sums up ENGLAND really ..shoddy ...... and CHEAP ! ..... BOFA