There are good and bad wherever you live, like every estate before it, got a bad name, the Leasowe, Overchurch, Woodchurch and so on. Usually by people who had never been there. Its normally the few spoil it for the masses.
God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children.
Where the Beechwood Social clubs side entrance is look at the green fields opposite There used to be 4 blocks called Ford Towers I remember once going up the stairs between 10th and 12th floors and feeling the building sway very funny feeling
I think the Ford was relatively tame compared to some housing estates around the country - we heard quite a few horror stories about Beaumont Leys and Braunstone in Leicester. They'd send people there from other parts of the country if they were troublemakers. So in effect, putting into practice what Frank Field said - put them all together. Although he would like them to live in containers under the M53. How about we send a few to live in Priory Mews with you, Frank?
lived there between 1972 -80 Was ok and because you grew up there and were part of the community you knew everyone (also the few bad lads)so never had any real issues with the estate , only as it hit the 80's it did become a sort of no go area for a bit as drugs and weapons moved in and i remember reading somewhere about shotguns going off around the "towers" and not long after that ther was a big investment and cleanup ,the towers came down a lot of the maisonetts were demolished new roads added and even some of the houses were removed .
I still recognize the tell tail signs of what used to be and my old house is still standing on what was fairleaf way
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Please do not adjust your mind, there is a slight problem with reality
oh the shame
