Birmingham » Highgate

towards Highgate from Indoor Markets carpark

Highgate, the ultimate anti-utopian vision. A 1960s ‘regeneration’ project replacing a historic working class quarter. This huge council estate on the edge of the city centre, isolated by decaying industrial estates and urban motorways, looks myopically inwards. Disconnected from the social and economic fabric of the wider city, its lonely streets are once again considered a slum.