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Broadwater Farm Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Broadwater Farm

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Broadwater Farm history

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Early history

Until the opening of the nearby Bruce Grove railway station on 22 July 1872 the area was still rural, although close in proximity to London and the growing suburb of Tottenham. Aside from a small group of buildings clustered around neighbouring Bruce Castle, the only buildings in the area were the farmhouse and outbuildings of Broadwater Farm, then still a working farm. The western half of the farm was drained and converted for recreational use as Lordship Recreation Ground.

Broadwater Farm Estate

In 1967, construction of the Broadwater Farm Estate began on the site of the allotments. As initially built, the estate contained 1,063 flats, providing homes for 3,000–4,000 people. The design of the estate was loosely inspired by Le Corbusier and characterised by large concrete blocks and tall towers.

Deterioration

By 1973, problems with the estate were becoming apparent; the walkways of the deck level created dangerously isolated areas which became hotspots for crime and robbery. The Department of the Environment concluded that the estate was of such poor quality that the only solution was demolition. The government began to put pressure on Haringey London Borough Council to improve the area. By 1985, Broadwater Farm began to be seen as a case study in regenerating failed housing development.

Broadwater Farm riot

Floyd Jarrett, whose home was about a mile from Broadwater Farm, was arrested by police on 5 October 1985, having given false details when stopped in a car with an allegedly false tax disc. While he was in custody, four officers attended his home to conduct a search, his mother Cynthia Jarrett collapsed and died. The next day, 6 October 1985 saw a small demonstration outside Tottenham police station, which initially passed off relatively peacefully other than a bottle being thrown through one of the station’s windows. At 9.30 pm fire broke out in a newsagent’s shop on the deck level of the Tangmere block.

Reconstruction

After the events of 1985, Broadwater Farm became the focus of an intensive £33 million regeneration programme. The all-white Tenants Association was restructured to more accurately reflect the community. A local management team was brought in to oversee improvements to the estate. The deck level was dismantled and the overhead walkways demolished.

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Best Broadwater Farm places to visit

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Broadwater Farm has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Broadwater Farm’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Broadwater Farm’s information audio spots:

Manor House, London Manor House, also known as Woodberry Down, is an area of North London in the northwest corner of the London Borough of Hackney. It lies immediately east of Finsbury Park, north of Stoke Newington, west of Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters, and south of Harringay. The construction of the Seven Sisters Road gave rise to the alternative name Manor House Crossroads.

Langham Working Men’s Club Langham Working Men’s Club is a traditional working men’s club in the north London neighbourhood of Harringay. It is located in north London’s north-east London neighbourhood Harringay, north London.

Oakthorpe Park Oakthorpe Park is a small park and a larger, informal and transiently used neighbourhood name denoting a small fraction of the south of Enfield in Palmers Green, north London, UK. It is situated next to the North Circular. The neighbourhood corresponds to part of the 2004 to date Bowes ward and its nearest train or underground stations are at Wood Green.

South Tottenham South Tottenham is an area of the London Borough of Haringey, north London. It is part of the north London borough of north London and is named South Tottenham.

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