Park Hill from Sheffield City Centre.

Park Hill is a housing estate in Sheffield, England. Designed by Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith and built between 1957 and 1961, the deck access scheme, inspired by Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation and the Smithsons' unbuilt schemes, most notably for Golden Lane in London, was viewed as revolutionary at the time. Construction is of an exposed concrete frame with yellow, orange and red brick curtain walling. However, as a result of weathering and soot-staining from passing trains, few people realise this and assume the building to be constructed entirely from concrete. A photo of Park Hill flats in Sheffield (west face, north side) taken by Nommo, 2003. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, widely known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965), was a Swiss architect famous for his contributions to what is now called modernism, or the International Style. ... Unite dHabitation, Marseille The Unité dHabitation (French, literally, Housing Unit) is the name of a modernist residential housing design principle developed by Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris), which formed the basis of numerous housing developments designed by Le Corbusier throughout Europe with this name. ... English architects Alison Smithson (1928-1993) and Peter Smithson (18 September 1923-3 March 2003) together formed an architectural partnership, and are often associated with the Brutalist style. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Pouring a concrete floor for a commercial building, (slab-on-grade) Installing rebar in a floor slab during a concrete pour For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). ... A weathered brick wall. ... Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau. ...

A typical deck at Park Hill.

The concept of the flats was described as "streets in the sky". Broad decks, wide enough for milk floats, had large numbers of front doors opening onto them. Each deck of structure, except the top one, has direct access to ground level at some point on the sloping site. The site also allows the roofline to remain level despite the building varying between four and thirteen stories in height. The scheme also incorporates a shopping precinct and a primary school. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1368 KB) Summary A typical deck at Park Hill. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1368 KB) Summary A typical deck at Park Hill. ... An apartment estate in Singapore, which makes up the majority of public housing in Singapore. ... A milk float in Liverpool city centre, June 2005 A milk float is a small electric vehicle, specifically designed for the delivery of fresh milk. ... The front door of a house is often decorated to appear inviting. ...

Park Hill was the site of the first large scale slum clearance in Britain, the previous back-to-back housing having been known as "Little Chicago" in the 1930s, due to the violent crimes sometimes committed there, and was partially razed before World War II. A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, Canada, China, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian...

Welcome sign and plan at the main entrance.

Further housing schemes were completed to similar designs, including Hyde Park in Sheffield. Although initially popular and successful, over time, the fabric of the building has decayed somewhat and some other disadvantages of the estate, such as poor noise insulation and easy getaway routes for muggers, have become apparent. For many years, the council have had difficulty finding tenants for the flats. However, the complex remains structurally sound, unlike many of the system built blocks of the era and was Grade II* listed in 1998 making it the largest listed building in Europe. The city council hoped this would attract investment to renovate the building, but this was not initially forthcoming. A part-privatisation scheme by the developer Urban Splash to turn the flats into upmarket apartments, business units and social housing is now under way. Two blocks (including the North Block - the tallest part of the buildings) have been cleared and tenants are being forced to move to sometimes unsatisfactory areas due to the demolition of so many social housing properties in Sheffield. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1447 KB) Summary Sign at the main entrance to Park Hill, above a plan of the complex. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1447 KB) Summary Sign at the main entrance to Park Hill, above a plan of the complex. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... A council is a group of people who usually possess some powers of governance. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ... Urban Splash which was setup in 1993, is a company which regenerates decaying industrial warehouses and mills into modern apartments and penthouses as well as construct new build developments. ... An apartment estate in Singapore, which makes up the majority of public housing in Singapore. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ...

Close-up of the exterior.

Even now, inhabitants of Sheffield are split on the matter of Park Hill; many believe it to be a part of Sheffield's heritage, while others consider it nothing more than an eyesore and blot on the landscape. Public nominations led it to the top 12 of Channel 4's Demolition programme. Other television appearances for the flats include Police 2020, in a Channel 4 ident, and in an Arctic Monkeys video. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1670 KB) Summary Close-up of exterior of flats at Park Hill, Sheffield. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1670 KB) Summary Close-up of exterior of flats at Park Hill, Sheffield. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Demolition is a 2005 television series from Channel 4, which can be seen as being the reverse of the BBCs 2003 series Restoration. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Station identification is the practice of any type of radio station identifying itself, typically with a callsign. ... Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece, indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England . ...

Park Hill is also the name of the area in which the flats are sited. The name relates to the deer park attached to Sheffield Manor, the remnant of which is now known as Norfolk Park. Sheffield Manor, also known as the Manor Lodge or Manor Castle, is a lodge built about 1510 in what then was a large deer park east of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, to provide a country retreat for the fourth Earl of Shrewsbury. ... Norfolk Park is a park and housing estate in Sheffield, England. ...

External links

• Satellite view of Park Hill on Google Local