Post-War Social Housing and Regeneration: Life on the Gascoyne Estate

Black and white photograph showing a brick low rise housing estate with construction materials in front of it.

Like many of the social housing estates across the country built following the Second World War (1939-1945), the Gascoyne One estate in south Hackney represented the dreams and social vision of urban planners. This blog explores the role social housing has played in the lives of Hackney’s diverse communities, through the experiences of Gascoyne Estate’s residents … Read more