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I used to think that plonking that structure on that hill was an act of barbarism but now I have to concede that the hulking ship is growing on me. I like the way you can be almost underneath it and not be able to see it.


It's a shame the Guardian didn't mention the Excalibur prefab estate in Catford, which is very cool but sadly being demolished as we speak

Love Dawson's heights. If you walk up there from the path on Dunstan's Road you come in to the car park (and the famous view) and it is possible to walk through the grounds of the Estate to Overhill Road. It is immaculately kept and looks to be a wonderful place to live.

Although originally built by Southwark council, Dawson's Heights is now owned and managed by Southern Housing Asociation. The view from the top floor is amazing....especially during events such as New Year's Eve fireworks.


And it is a nice place to live with very few problems.

I have been fortunate enough to do some work from those flats and the people in them seemed very pleasant.

There are sometimes film companies filming up there, the view is so much better than Primrose Hill! We often see New Year's in from there.

  • 2 weeks later...
It's a fabulous place to live, kids can play outside in a less structured way than being taken to the park. It's safe, well lit, well maintained and almost eerily quiet for so many people in one place. Also the flats are HUGE. Grim reputation maybe, but that certainly isn't the reality.
  • 6 years later...

In the mid 90s, a young guy was being chased by police and he ended up falling/jumping to his death and landed outside my bedroom window. I was only a baby at the time, but my Mum and Nan told me about it when I was much older.


My Mum used to live at 184 Ladlands from 1994-2002 with me and my younger sister.


Unfortunately, this place holds a lot of painful memories for me personally as I witnessed domestic abuse and was heavily bullied by other children on the estate.


My Nan still lives opposite on Belvoir Road where I was born via homebirth.

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