Lodge Rd Hockley (the Flat)

[Astoness]

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Dorset Tower

Dorset Tower was an 18 storey tower block on Camden Street on the Boulton complex in Soho, Birmingham. Built in 1971, it was 52 metres tall. It was of a large concrete panel construction contained 36 one bedroom and 70 two bedroom flats; 106 flats in total. It covered an area of 0.5 hectares/ 1.2 acres.

viv i think richard is talking about the block of flats shown in your photo on lodge road which was not dorset tower it was norfolk tower...dorset tower was as you say on camden street

lyn

 

[Richard Dye]

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Dorset Tower

Dorset Tower was an 18 storey tower block on Camden Street on the Boulton complex in Soho, Birmingham. Built in 1971, it was 52 metres tall. It was of a large concrete panel construction contained 36 one bedroom and 70 two bedroom flats; 106 flats in total. It covered an area of 0.5 hectares/ 1.2 acres.

Thank you! That’s 196 to 280 people depending upon occupancy. That is a lot of people, it’s a large site but very high density.

 

[Vivienne14]

Right thanks Lyn. Don't know this area, so don't remember amy of these flats at all.

 

[Vivienne14]

Have edited post #264 to clarify that the B&W photo is of Norfolk Tower, Lodge Road and the colour photo is of Dorset Tower, Camden Street.

 

[Vivienne14]

Norfolk Tower, Lodge Road.


Norfolk Tower - foreground - with Cornwall Tower in the distance in 1987.