A 90-year-old woman could lose her home of almost five decades under council plans to flatten it.
Joyce Arrowsmith said she "just dreads the thought of moving" after renting the council flat for 47 years.
The pensioner did not know what to think when she received a letter on Monday informing her of plans to bulldoze the tower block in a £78million redevelopment project.
She is one of some 300 tenants who could lose their homes in Stoke-on-Trent if the scheme gets the green light.
"I can’t understand what’s supposed to be wrong with them," Joyce told Stoke on Trent Live.
"We came here because my husband couldn’t do the garden anymore – we used to have quite a big garden. It would be terrible to have to move from here.
“I don’t know what I can tell you because I don’t really know anything. I just dread the thought of moving."
Joyce's home is in one of 10 high-rise tower blocks being considered for demolition in Burslem, Hanley, Stoke and Blurton.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has put the buildings under review and is considering whether to keep them or knock them down.
The three options on the table involve either knocking down all the buildings and replacing them with new housing or demolishing four of the towers and refurbishing the remaining six.
This would be the cheapest option, costing £41 to £44.5 million, while demolition and full replacement would cost an estimated £78 million.
Joyce's flat is within one of the buildings that would be turned to rubble under any of the three plans.
The longstanding resident could be rehoused in Barnes but said she will not be able to take all of her belongings as the apartments are not big enough.
"My settee is way too big for one of those places. I don’t know who would help me go through all of that," she said.
Joyce recalled fond memories "back in the day" at the flat after moving in with her husband Joe in 1975.
She said: "When we came here, we all had to be 45 or over so we were all sort of that age. I’ve got loads of lovely memories from our time here.
"We used to have coffee mornings and play bingo on a Thursday. We did that for 25 years here."
Joyce spoke about her concerns of moving with her daughter who she relies on to help clean her flat and change the bedding.
She said: "I told my daughter about the letter and she told me not to worry about it as it could be years before it happens.
"I’d like to stay here but she said you might not be here when it gets knocked down."
Council officials said the 50-year-old tower blocks are suffering from "general issues of deterioration" particularly in relation to rainwater seeping into their concrete structure.
In July, the council was set to launch an eight-week publication consultation to give tenants and leaseholders a chance to have their say on the options.
Joyce added: "I don't know why they’re knocking them down. They said water damage but I’ve had no leaking.
“It’s a shame really. It’s a shame they’ve got to come down. When I heard about it one of the young ladies was upset, she said ‘I don’t want to leave’.
“I don’t know what to think. I keep asking different people and they say 'don’t worry about it Joyce. Who knows how long it’ll take."
The 10 affected tower blocks is made up of one and two-bedroom flats of which 315 are rented and a 59 have been bought.
A council report describes the redevelopment programme as a 'large scale project', which could take up to 20 years to complete, with each tower being redeveloped consecutively.
