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The
Brunswick Estate
 The Brunswick Estate
lies on the southeast edge of the city centre. It is
dominated by 1970s council housing. The housing
comprises two storey houses built in the late 1960s
and early 1970s, together with maisonettes as well
as low and high-rise flats. There are three,
eight storey blocks. The block in the image
above is called Lockton Court. The estate was
recently involved in a PFI project to renew the
housing and develop the community.
      ********************* The Brunswick Estate from Grosvenor Street - July 2010 factory/warehouse marked "A" on the map above.  Lockton Court   Looking south.  Looking north.  Looking back at Lockton Court  Lamport Court beyond Litcham Close  Looking north along Litcham Close  Lamport Court  Former commercial building marked "B" on the map above  Lamport Court  The underpass, beneath the Mancunian Way sliproad, near Lamport Court.   ********************* Below is a collection of slides taken in the 1970s showing the estate not long after it was built.  Lamport Court  The underpass from beneath Lamport Close  Lockton Court peeking out over the roofs. The Maths & Social Science Building in the background.  Lamport Close  The edge of Silkin Court  Silkin Court from Milnrow Close  Lockton Court above and under construction below.   Lamport Court from Grosvenor Street. ************************* The estate was built in
the 1960s and 1970s but before this the area had looked
quite different. The red area on the image below
is roughly the area of the estate.
 The image above was
taken by the RAF in 1953. As you can see the
Mancunian Way had not been built and the River Medlock
was still meandering unculverted across what is now the
old UMIST campus. There is a lot of evidence of
war damage and among the commercial buildings are rows
of old terraced housing.
Below is an image taken in the 1960s from Brook Street looking north towards the city centre. It shows the old mill which was incorporated in the UMIST campus and the first new UMIST buildings. The area between has been cleared, in part for the construction of the Mancunian Way, but also for the Brunswick Estate.  Close Window |