Going to see it today!

Very much aligned to my two books!

2/ 'Estates: Fragile Utopia' - 'an artistic investigation of post-war British council housing as a material residue of a now-fractured social contract'. At Lewisham Arthouse till the 20th.
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Homes for the Future Pavel Otdelnov’s ‘Estates: Fragile Utopia’ turns Britain’s postwar housing estates into sites of memory, longing, and ideological collapse, tracing the faded afterlife of collective promises once buil...

1/ An interesting review of 'Estates: Fragile Utopia' -Pavel Otdelnov's fine exhibition at Lewisham Arthouse, on till the 20th (details in next post)
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Three tower blocks shown in open space

Tower blocks and street

Tower blocks in estate

Tower blocks in estate

How Birmingham's torrid love affair with high-rise ended in tears. My concluding post looks at how and why the city's obsession with high-rise housing came to fail:
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Final quote in my book!

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"Provision, Architecture of the Post-war Consensus"
New 320 page photo book with 162 images a monograph and architecture book with a difference!
With essays by @owenthomashatherley and
@barnabascalder

Available to buy now at: stayfreepublishing.co.uk £45

This is Johnson talking about rejoining Erasmus. A programme he promised not to leave and then did so anyway. Slamming the door on opportunities for our young people. Now he talks of gunning down those who attempt to fix his ruinous mess. The man is an irredeemable wanker.

The Brutalist Wolverhampton School of Art building, home to England’s first National Black Art Convention, has been granted Grade II listed status, saving it from demolition.

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Some interesting articles! Not least an interview about my architectural photo book, "Provision, Architecture of the Post-War Consensus":
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The Downham Estate, Lewisham: ‘the joy of having your own patch’ The Downham Estate is another interwar London County Council housing estate – not the biggest or the best of its type, nor the first or the last though at least one of its early residents believed …

3/ The Downham Estate, Lewisham: ‘the joy of having your own patch’
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Some interesting articles! Not least an interview about my architectural photo book, "Provision, Architecture of the Post-War Consensus":
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/monu...

Had one for 10 years, best and most reliable car I ever had. Never broke down.

Monuments to Provision Rob Clayton’s latest book aims to capture the built environment of British post-war social democracy through optimistic blue skies and sunshine.

I have been interviewed in the wonderful Tribune Magazine about my new photo book, "Provision, Architecture of the Post-War Consensus".
Please click to read the interview here:
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Monuments to Provision Rob Clayton’s latest book aims to capture the built environment of British post-war social democracy through optimistic blue skies and sunshine.

Rob Clayton’s latest book aims to capture the built environment of British post-war social democracy through optimistic blue skies and sunshine.

Monuments to Provision Rob Clayton’s latest book aims to capture the built environment of British post-war social democracy through optimistic blue skies and sunshine.

I have been interviewed in the wonderful Tribune Magazine about my new photo book, "Provision, Architecture of the Post-War Consensus".
Please click to read the interview here:
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/monu...

A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates Buy A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates by Boughton, John from the RIBA online Bookshop. ISBN 9781914124631

My second book, A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates, is a full colour hardback so not cheap but it's currently discounted and obviously worth every penny. It would make a wonderful Christmas present for someone special in your life. 😊
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Provision - Architecture of the Post-War Consensus by Robert Clayton New for 2025, Robert Clayton's 320 page architectural journey across Britain's post war modernity, with essays from Owen Hatherley and...

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My new book is available direct from me here: www.stayfreepublishing.co.uk
And many more images from the book on my instagram page here: www.instagram.com/clayton.rob/

My new book is available direct from me here: www.stayfreepublishing.co.uk
And many more images from the book on my instagram page here: www.instagram.com/clayton.rob/