A picture of children playing amongst the rubble of the construction of Kersal flats.
A wide shot taken on the 12th February 1960 from the Oaklands Road area which shows all the flats during construction. Those who know the area will see that Shakespeare House is at an early stage of construction and only has a base at this stage. It is also noticeable that Kersal Dale still has more than a passing resemblance to a golf course.
A close up of the construction of Spencer House (left) and Milton House (middle) with the base of Shakespeare House just showing.
A close up of the construction work. You can see that John Bacon Court (right) is almost complete and that Shellery House (left) is covered with scaffolding. In the background Jonson House (left) and Browning House look almost ready.
A panoramic shot of the construction of Kersal Flats in 1959
A shot taken from Kinglsey Avenue on the 12th February 1960. It would appear that many of the flats are complete. In this picture only Keats Court and Shakespeare House appear to still have scaffoldding. Roll your mouse over the picture to see this area on the 31st January 2008..
A view from the same angle (also taken the 12th February 1960) but closer in. It is noticable that Keats Court, Shakespeare House and Burns House still have scaffolding but the rest do not. Also conspicuous by its absence is the Castle Public House. The scale of works involved is evidenced by the number of work huts on the green in the middle of the flats. Roll your mouse over the image to see the same spot 49 years later on the 15th March 2009.
A shot from the same perspective (again taken on the 12th February 1960) but again further in. The scale of works undertaken in even more evident here. We can also see that the first set of shops (Byrom House) with maisonettes above have been constructed. Roll your mouse over the image to see the same spot on the 15th March 2009
A closer view of the same photograph.
A closer view of Spencer House and Milton House under construction.
A great picture of Milton House when new (approximately 1960) taken from Spencer House. The estate is almost complete. You can see that the turf around Milton has just been layed but that the area in the middle of the flats is still just mud. Roll your mouse over the image for the same view on the 28th July 2011.