Newby Street Redevelopment Area

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Springburn Towers 16
Leacroft Towers 16
Knightswood Towers 16
Hillfoot Towers 16

Agents

Building contractor:
Concrete Northern

Events

Construction start date:
1967
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.:
Since demolished

Local authority

Original commissioning authority:
Bradford County Borough Council
Original location authority:
Bradford County Borough Council
Present day authority:
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Location

Other location names:
Bowling Old Lane

Site description

Building system:
Bison
View of two blocks from Newby Street development with rubble in foreground
1987
View of two blocks from Newby Street development with rubble in foreground
View of corner of Springburn Towers
1987
View of corner of Springburn Towers
View of one of the blocks on the Newby Street development
1987
View of one of the blocks on the Newby Street development
View of the four blocks which formed the Newby Street development, with bottom windows boarded up
1987
View of the four blocks which formed the Newby Street development, with bottom windows boarded up
Another view of the four towers with lower windows boarded up
1987
Another view of the four towers with lower windows boarded up