Tiny lifts – but big memories of
LOTS OF YOU REMEMBERED HAHNEMANN COURT FLATS WHICH DISAPPEARED FROM THE SKYLINE IN 2011 BUT
Love them or loathe them, you certainly never forgot the Hahnemann Court flats. More than 25,000 of you took an interest when we carried a photograph of the former place on social media. It prompted a glut of comments with more than 2,600 people engaging with the post. The photograph was taken in 2009, the year that the announcement came that a £16million project to build a hi-spec replacement next door was being scrapped after it was hit by a slump in the global property market. Instead, tenants were offered the chance to move to the City Green and Benedict Court apartment buildings near the civic centre. In 2011, less than a year after the last residents left the tower block, demolition teams started work at the derelict site. But what did you all think of the place? Lots of you loved it and the lifts left a lasting impression. Many of you referred to how small they were. Carol Davies said they were “so small” and Chris McDonough said a relative “used to be terrified of the lift after getting stuck in it once! x” Thanks to Jean Burnip who included Steph Stothard and Chris McDonough among others in comments and said: “I used to love going in the lift when I was little , its a small world xx.” Jean added: “I used to like visiting, loved the lifts. And nanas flat always used to smell of imperial leather soap. Happy memories. Nana and Auntie Meg were both lovely ladies.xx.” Others with positive memories included Alexandra Perry who commented on the photograph and said: “Wow. Lots of lovely memories x.” Andy Johnson said: “My gran and grandad lived there in the early 70s.” Carol Chalk said: “my Mam loved living there x.” Diane Smith said her Nana was a resident and the photo “brings back loads of happy memories xx.” Some of you preferred to refer to Carley Place such as Desmond Broe who said: “Still dream of old Carley Place, it’s in your bones.” David Williams said: “Remember it as Carley Place, better memories.” More than 100 of you liked the post and they included Julie Rate, Lee Blakelock, Jean Oliver, Allison Watson and Andy Nanson. So did Karo Kurda, Rachel Redman, Patsi Riley, Brenda Lawther, Michelle Young, Victoria Martin, Jodi Khadijah Ndong and Kim Chapman.