open spaces 1964

[Astoness]

this one may bring some memories back...however i hasten to say that a lot of the new houses/flates being built back then have now past their sell by date...

Breathing Space

The provision of green space within the redevelopment of Birmingham.

www.macearchive.org

 

[Godber]

Last time I looked the statue was still there. Possibly only because it weighs two and a half tons.

 

[A Sparks]

I don't know about Birmingham now but 'breathing space' is not left between new flats in London now, in fact some of the space between older blocks is filled in with new blocks.

Am I right in remembering that it was an actual requirement for a certain distance to be left between the 1960's blocks?
Obviously not the case nowadays