Orchard Park Estate through the ages

“Hello holyjoe2,

I've found an image of the caravan site you mention. I did spot it when looking through the images for the gallery and I did wonder what the site was for. It's at the end of the gallery called 'caravan'. Hope the pic brings back some memories!

Regards, Pic Editor”

“Prints of the images can be ordered from - http://tinyurl.com/coguk6r”

“Sticking people in tall concrete slabs which it turns out had a maintenance shelf-life of a couple of decades wasnt planning-it was crass stupidity. Of all the 20th century's architectural blunders (tho we're still making them-see Hull Truck) high rise concrete brutalism has done most to make city centres and outer estates look like ugly,bland Stalinist Russian sterile wastelands. Add to that their function in concentrating society's undesirables and a social mess was bound to happen.”

“"I wonder how many of today's developments will be demolished in 50 years time."

... only the ones that last 50 years”

“I wonder how many of today's developments will be demolished in 50 years time.”