Lesson 14b - Conflict + Tension (Pepys) Flashcards
What affected the Pepys estate in 1869?
Royal naval dockyard closed
Previously England most important dockyard
What affected the Pepys estate in the 1930s?
Town struck by heavy economic depression
What affected the Pepys estate in the 1940s?
WW2 + Blitz
Physical + economic disrepair
What occurred within the Pepys estate in the 1950s + 60s?
First regeneration plans developed
Bulldoze slums + bomb damaged housing
Build large estates of public housing
When was the Pepys estate first occupied?
1966
Describe the households that were occupied in 1966
1200 total
3 24 storey blocks
10 8 storey blocks
Several 4 storey blocks
What affected the Pepys estate in the 1980s?
Planners dream gone wrong
Vandalism + anti social behaviour spiked
‘Crime corridors’
Frequent muggings + violent crime
What occurred within the Pepys estate in the 1990s?
Considerable investment funded by local authority
Didn’t improve design flaws or poor housing conditions
Who entered a partnership with local authority in the 2000s + for what purpose?
Hyde group
Regenerate 5 blocks into new, high quality housing
What were the impacts of The Hyde Group’s involvement?
Provision of luxury housing
Rents raised
Housing less affordable
Original residents became alienated
Which group of people has moved into the Pepys estate following the provision of expensive housing?
Yuppies
Young urban professionals
Which significant event took place in 2002 + what were its impacts?
Sale of Aragon Tower to Berkeley homes for £11.5m
Loss of 144 council flats
Why have social tensions increased within the Pepys estate?
Original residents priced out by yuppies
Affluent demographics dominate job markets
Rising unemployment within original residents due to skill shortages
Who are the main stakeholders involved in the Pepys estate?
Original residents
Yuppies
Hyde group
Lewisham council
Canary Wharf business
Which stakeholders are the most satisfied with the Pepys estate development?
Yuppies
Hyde group
Canary Wharf business
