2018

SJ9401 : Long Knowle Estate - Guest Avenue

taken 6 years ago, near to Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, England

Long Knowle Estate - Guest Avenue
Long Knowle Estate - Guest Avenue
In the immediate post-war period Wolverhampton County Borough required additional housing for a growing population and slum clearance around the town centre. As most building land had been used within the Borough the Council negotiated for several greenfield sites in neighbouring Wednesfield Urban District Council including Long Knowle and Ashmore Park in 1949. By 1953 plans had been finalised and the site work on the traditionally constructed homes started in October 1953. The first home was finished in May 1954 and by August over 100 were complete.
The playing field at the centre of the estate is bounded on one side by the school and on the other three by blocks of three storey flats. The first of these was opened in July 1955. The flats are similar to Princess Court and Queen's Court in Falling's Park built in 1950. SJ9300 : Council Housing - Princess Court

The flats were as much as traditional techniques could achieve for medium density housing and were superseded by the high rise tower blocks of the early 1960s estates.
Council Housing in Wolverhampton - 1950s :: SJ9302

The council housing programme of the 1950s was driven by slum clearance of the areas close to the town centre.

Despite some misgivings with regard to the social effects Wolverhampton Council adopted the policy of building flats. The first blocks of flats were built on the Newbolds Estate in 1950 followed by more blocks at Merridale in 1954. The largest collection occurs on the Long Knowle Estate built in 1955-6. The Graiseley Estate (Dale Street)saw the first deck access flats built in the borough with two eight storey blocks, since demolished.

The early 1950s saw a change in housing policy with overspill estates developed by Wolverhampton Council outside the borough boundaries in Wednesfield UDC (Long Knowle and Ashmore Park) and Seisdon RDC (Wombourne).

Further developments continued within the borough boundaries at Deans Road (next to Old Heath Estate), Underhill (next to The Scotlands Estate)and Warstones.


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SJ9401, 56 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 16 January, 2018   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 16 January, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 940 017 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.8256N 2:5.3674W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 940 017
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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