A remarkable collection of historic photographs documenting the planning and development of Sheffield’s famous Park Hill housing estate has been discovered in an attic, revealing intimate details about one of Britain’s most significant post-war architectural projects, reports SayArt.
SayArt writes:
… The photographs were found by Nicholas Pawlik, a London-based architect who runs the practice Pawlik Wiedmer, after his grandmother Audrey Smith died in May at the age of 100.
The precious photographs had been stored in the eaves of Audrey’s house for the past 20 years…
Construction of Park Hill took place between 1957 and 1961, transforming Sheffield’s skyline with its massive concrete structure…
… The financial details of the original project, as revealed in the discovered documents, demonstrate remarkable value for public investment.
