Title

Smethwick, Sandwell, 06/02/1968. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption

Smethwick, Sandwell, 06/02/1968. A view over a housing estate, consisting of low rise 'Easiform' flats and high rise 'Sectra' flats, in the Soho Way/Oakfield Road area of Smethwick. These flats were built by Laing's Birmingham Region for Warley Borough Council. This housing scheme consisted of two tower blocks of Sectra flats and six blocks of Easiform maisonettes.

Date

1968

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM22A18_073

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92,5Mb (3,8Mb) / 16,7in x 21,4in / 5024 x 6432 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors urban building buildings England house houses architecture country housing British English concrete location century tower block housing estate Britain Birmingham apartment block B&W block of flats west midlands Sixties Construction Industry black & white black and white B W 1960s 20th century Sandwell TGN outside Council house photograph brutalist Smethwick maisonette Historic England Easiform John Laing plc Laing John plc John Laing & Co John Laing and Company John Laing & Company John Laing and Co council housing Sectra