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Just a quickie here, but I was looking at some pics of Reginald Terrace... http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... PLAY=FULLI wonder why they actually did decide to knock these when there are smaller properties and streets nearby, and these were replaced by very little. I 'm hoping someone may be able to tell me why (as the person asks on Leodis), were they structurally unsound, or something.

I don't know the area, but looking on Google Streetmap, it would suggest that they were demolished to either provide a green area for the newer estate to the north, or for an extension to that estate that didn't happen, both of which weren't uncommon in the 80s, and indeed now - there's more money in building small new homes than in refurbishing big old ones.

I believe a lot of these large houses were converted to flats.Council owned and run.Most of them became rather squalid.No doubt, if a huge amount of cash had been thrown at them, they could have been converted to something respectable.

Brunel wrote: I believe a lot of these large houses were converted to flats.Council owned and run.Most of them became rather squalid.No doubt, if a huge amount of cash had been thrown at them, they could have been converted to something respectable. I notice they are 3 storey buildings. If they had been converted into flats it would have been difficult and expensive to make them satisfy the fire regulations

Bramley4woods wrote: Brunel wrote: I believe a lot of these large houses were converted to flats.Council owned and run.Most of them became rather squalid.No doubt, if a huge amount of cash had been thrown at them, they could have been converted to something respectable. I notice they are 3 storey buildings. If they had been converted into flats it would have been difficult and expensive to make them satisfy the fire regulations I remember them coming down, as has been said, when the newer estate was built. I recall it was an attempt to clear the area and help with the developing problems at the time. Not sure whether it was designated as open space or not - but that's something there was little of.Shame though, old but solid with potenetial for development into something worthwhile as they are now trying to do with other parts of Chapeltown. Could be an opportunity lost.