| abstract | - The estate was designed by the City architect of Birmingham, J. A. Maudsley in conjunction with the job architect G. I. Rawling. It was approved for construction in 1965 on the site of the City of Birmingham Racecourse (also known as Bromford Racecourse). The estate consisted of five 20 storey tower blocks and five 13 storey tower blocks, all located along Bromford Drive. It is able to take 6,000 residents. All towers were completed by 1968 with Holbrook Tower being the final tower to open. To the east of the estate was the Firs Estate which consisted of five 8 storey tall tower blocks dating to the 1950s. All these blocks were demolished in 2001 due to flooding, damp and subsidence and is still wasteland in 2015. To the south-east of the estate was the Upper Firs estate which was also constructed in the late 1950s and consisted of five similar 8 storey tower blocks. These were demolished in 2005 after falling into disrepair. On the Bromford Bridge estate, Chillinghome Tower was the first tower block to be demolished, with Bayley Tower and Stoneycroft Tower being demolished simultaneously in 2011 after standing empty for several years. Warstone Tower and Holbrook Tower were selected for demolition within the next 5 years by Birmingham City Council in September 2011. Nearby tower block estates included Castle Vale, Shard End and Overpool.
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