Gentrification : Freeman Street

Bystewart wall

Post World War the UK needed to build many new homes and place workers where manufacturing needed them. By the late 60s/70s they started to build upwards and created high rise habitats. In Grimsby, five blocks were built but when in 1976 the UK Government handed the deep sea fishing rights to Iceland the area went into decline and in 2018 the flats were eventually reduced to rubble. The land is currently left barren as the decision makers decide what to use it for.

Freeman Street in Grimsby leads down to the Fish Dock, which was once the busiest in Europe
Freeman Street in Grimsby leads down to the Fish Dock, which was once the busiest in Europe
they built flats to house much needed workers.
they built flats to house much needed workers.
But the buzzers no longer open any doors
But the buzzers no longer open any doors
to the flats that became home for many people
to the flats that became home for many people
as now they are all rubble.
as now they are all rubble.
They also built shops to service the residents
They also built shops to service the residents
many of which have also gone.
many of which have also gone.

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