Phipps Bridge, Mitcham
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| Date Photo Taken | 21st June 1962 |
|---|---|
| Area | Mitcham |
| Copyright 1 | Advertiser |
| Picture Reference | Mit_Buildings_57-18 |
| Original Format | Photo |
| Notes / History | Alderman Chalkley, Chairman of Mitcham Housing Committee, was concerned about this ‘lost’ area where little had been done for local people and much of the impetus for its redevelopment came from him. Architects Colcutt and Hamp were asked to design an estate to provide 775 centrally heated accommodation units for 2,300 people. To avoid the appearance of a mass-produced estate, housing was constructed in different heights and shapes with taller blocks laid back to allow everyone a fair ration of "light, air and sunshine". Included were maisonettes, flats and houses, together with a shopping complex, public laundry, social centre and play facilities within landscaped grounds. Shown is a block of high rise flats. In recent years the flats were subject to crime and vandalism and as a result several were demolished and replaced with lower level housing. |
