1. Miles Glendenning and Stefan Muthesius, ‘Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland’ Yale University Press 1994
2. Jacobs and Tony Manzi, ‘Urban renewal and the culture of conservatism: changing perceptions of the tower block and implications for contemporary renewal initiatives’, Critical Social Policy, 1995
3. P.Dunleavy The Politics of Mass Housing in Britain 1945-75, OUP 1981
4. Daphne Richardson of St Peters’ Court, Lowestoft; and Hilary Hackin of Artillery Court, Manchester, both interviewed January 2000.
5. Ken Gilmore of the Queensbridge Trust, interviewed December 1999.
6. Frances Clark, previously of the National Tower Blocks Network, interviewed December 1999.
7. The National Tower Blocks Directory, Community Links, 1992.
8. Graham Towers, Tower to the People, Inside Housing, Sept. 1999
9. Alison Benjamin, Time and Space for High Life, p16, Voluntary Housing, July/August 1995
10. John Farr and Steve Osborn, Safe Neighbourhoods Unit ‘High Hopes: Concierge, controlled entry and similar scheme for high-rise housing’ Published for DETR by The Stationery Office 1996.
11. St Peters’ Court in Lowestoft provides an example of bulk-buying to supply the tower block’s community shop.
12. Artillery Court in Manchester possesses a communal laundry at the bottom of the block.
13. Anne Power & Emmet Bergin, ‘Neighbourhood Management’ Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE, 1999
14. Catherine Simmons of the Liverpool HAT, interviewed January 2000.
15. Cora Carter of TAROE, interviewed January 2000.
16. Abi Ajoni of the Southwark Tenants Federation, interviewed January 2000.
17. Nick Bliss of the Confederation of Co-operative Housing, interviewed December 1999.
18. Betty Burton of Appletree Court, Salford, and Tony Milroy of the Arid Lands Initiative, interviewed December 1999.
19. Abi Ajoni of the Southwark Tenants Federation, interviewed January 2000.
20. The Private Finance Initiative, known as PFI, is a scheme to attract private sector funds to support the provision of public services.
21. Harry Mayers of the Energy Conservation and Solar Centre, interviewed December 1999.
22. Terry Eadis of Burrowes Street TMC, interviewed December 1999.
23. Chris Honey of Woodcote House Residents Association, interviewed January 2000
24. ‘Estates Based Recycling in the UK’, Wastewatch, 1997.
25. This is not to say that there is no place for agencies seeking to work with residents within the boundaries of their own remit or priorities, providing that both sides are clear about what they can offer each other and what can come out of the project. For an example of this scenario see the work of New Leaf with residents of Dunbar House and William Saville House in Kilburn.
26. David Clapham, University of Cardiff (P.O. Box 906 Cardiff CF1 3YB) ‘Sustainability and Maturity of Community-Based Housing Organisations’ ESRC report 1997.
See also: Weaver, The Height of Fashion, p16, Housing Today, 13 May 1999.