Northgate-Southgate Redevelopment Area

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Richmond Flats 43 11
Lonsborough Flats 43 11
Ibbotson Flats 43 11

Agents

Building contractor:
J. Miller

Events

Committee approval date:
1958
Construction completion date:
1964
Significant alterations/demolition, etc.:
Lonsbrough and Ibbotson Flats demolished 2014 Richmond Flats revamped and renamed Harold Wilson Flats

Local authority

Original commissioning authority:
Huddersfield County Borough Council
Original location authority:
Huddersfield County Borough Council
Present day authority:
Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Location

Postcode:
HD1 1SY, HD1 1SX, HD1 1SX
Other location names:
Richmond Flats, Ibbotson FLats, Lonsbrough Flats
View of Ibbotson Flats from the west
1987
View of Ibbotson Flats from the west
View of Ibbotson Flats (left) and the corner of Lonsborough Flats
1987
View of Ibbotson Flats (left) and the corner of Lonsborough Flats
Habitation date(s): 
Opening ceremony of the Lonsbrough Flats on June 23, 1961