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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 area is now
part of 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.  |