It was the lost south Manchester estate which became a nightmare for its tenants. Coverdale Crescent - nicknamed 'Fort Ardwick' - was a short-lived legacy of the 'slum clearance' years, when Manchester families were moved from inner city terraces into new council homes.
And images, recently uncovered from our archives, Mirropix, have awakened memories of an unfortunate chapter in Manchester's housing history.
In the late 1960s, Manchester Council was presented with the huge problem of rehoming thousands of tenants whose homes were earmarked for demolition. With a reluctance from tenants to move into high-rise flats, the town hall came up with the plan to build modular concrete estates, of six to 10 storeys, which could be quickly built on relatively small plots.
