A 'derelict' housing estate just over 30 minutes from Glasgow, once home to shipyard workers, still has 20 residents.
Images have been released from inside the Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde. The area was once a thriving community of shipyard workers in the 1920s.
A century later most of the 430 flats have been abandoned on the estate. It was once dubbed the cheapest place to live in Britain. when one property sold for £7,000 at auction.
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Over the years vandals and arsonists have targeted the estate, leaving many homes completely damaged, the Daily Record reports. A church and primary school in the area are also boarded up and abandoned.
But according to an urban explorer, however, 20 people still live at Clune Park. Kyle Urbex, 26, felt uneasy as he explored the abandoned buildings and was in disbelief when he spotted people still living there.
He said: "One of the things that struck me the most was that the majority of the flat blocks are abandoned and derelict but some people are still living there. Some flats still had lots of possessions in them, like someone had gone out for the day and never came back.
"Outside of the flats, it is surprising to see people still going about their normal lives and going into houses next to the estate when 80 per cent of it is derelict. It is sad in a way to see what would have once been a thriving community, where everyone knew each other, all falling into itself in a derelict state."
While Kyle spent two-hours exploring the 45 four-storey tenement buildings, he could hear a handful of residents who remain on the estate moving around in occupied flats. In one photograph, a mattress and carpet can be seen in a communal hall.
Another shows a letter addressed to a previous tenant has been left untouched. Kitchens and bathrooms inside the estate have fallen apart and extensive fire damage has led to peeling walls and structural damage.
The demolition of Clune Park has resulted in a long and bitter feud between private landlords who won't sell up and Inverclyde Council, who want to demolish the eyesore building. Talks with two major landlords ended without success in January.
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