04-09-2013 - Demolition of Grange House, a 12 storey tower block on the Gascoigne Estate in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, part of a regeneration plan involving the demolition of all 16 of the estate'... © Philip Wolmuth

21-08-2013 - Construction workers reading The Sun and page 3 in the break. Building site, Warwickshire © John Harris

21-08-2013 - Construction workers reading The Sun and page 3 in the break. Building site, Warwickshire © John Harris

21-08-2013 - Construction workers reading The Sun and page 3 in the break. Building site, Warwickshire © John Harris

12-01-2013 - A derelict and overgrown garden and pub at the Park Hill estate, the newly renovated siection is visible in the background, Sheffield. © Connor Matheson

01-01-2013 - Old and new, the view of Park Hill from the social housing side. Park Hill estate is currently under going a troubled redevelopement which requires all the original social housing tenants, some of whi... © Connor Matheson

06-11-2012 - Park Hill flats in Sheffield, the newly refurbished section makes up 1/4 (right) where as the 2/4s of it is abandoned and the last 1/4 is social housing. © Connor Matheson

06-11-2012 - Park Hill flats in Sheffield, the newly refurbished section makes up 1/4 (right) where as the 2/4s of it is abandoned and the last 1/4 is social housing. © Connor Matheson

08-10-2010 - Houses in Derker, Oldham, scheduled for demolition as part of the Housing Market Renewal programme. © Philip Wolmuth

08-10-2010 - Lynn Ogden (left) is the last remaining resident in Ramsey Street in Derker, Oldham, where she has lived for 43 years. Her ex-neighbour Margaret Rowcroft (right) moved out 2 years ago. The street is s... © Philip Wolmuth

08-10-2010 - Houses in Derker, Oldham, scheduled for demolition as part of the Housing Market Renewal programme. © Philip Wolmuth

08-10-2010 - Lynn Ogden is the last remaining resident in Ramsey Street in Derker, Oldham, where she has lived for 43 years. The street is scheduled for demolition as part of the Housing Market Renewal programme.... © Philip Wolmuth

08-10-2010 - Houses in Derker, Oldham, scheduled for demolition as part of the Housing Market Renewal programme. © Philip Wolmuth

21-09-2010 - Construction work on the London 2012 Athletes Village in Stratford. The publicly owned development is being built by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and private construction company Bovis Lend Le... © Philip Wolmuth

21-09-2010 - Construction work on the London 2012 Athletes Village in Stratford. The publicly owned development is being built by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and private construction company Bovis Lend Le... © Philip Wolmuth

21-09-2010 - Construction work on the London 2012 Olympic site immediately behind an affordable housing development of flats for sale by L&Q (London & Quadrant Housing Group) overlooking the site of the London 201... © Philip Wolmuth

21-09-2010 - Cycle path and the London 2012 Olympic Stadium construction site. © Philip Wolmuth

14-09-2009 - A man texting on a street corner. Kensington, Liverpool © John Harris

14-09-2009 - A policewoman patrolling a poor area of Liverpool on her police bicycle. A closed public house, Kensington. © John Harris

19-06-2009 - Houses in Liverpool 8 scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed at tackling 'low demand'. S... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Liverpool 8 scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed at tackling 'low demand'. S... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Liverpool 8 scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed at tackling 'low demand'. S... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Liverpool 8 scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed at tackling 'low demand'. S... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Liverpool 8 scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed at tackling 'low demand'. S... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Liverpool 8 scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed at tackling 'low demand'. S... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses and shops in the Granby Street area of Liverpool 8 scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strate... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Ken's Moved. Houses and shops in Granby Street, Liverpool 8, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government str... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Ken's Moved. Houses and shops in Granby Street, Liverpool 8, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government str... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Keep Out sign. Houses in Edge Hill, Liverpool 7, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Edge Hill, Liverpool 7, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy aimed at tackling 'lo... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Sign on a steel door of a house in Edge Hill, Liverpool 7, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strat... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Anfield, around Liverpool football stadium, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy a... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Anfield, around Liverpool football stadium, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy a... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - A school pupil walking home past boarded up houses in Venmore Street, Anfield, leading to the Kop at Liverpool football stadium. Several neighbouring streets are scheduled for demolition by the Mersey... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Houses in Anfield, around Liverpool football stadium, scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market Renewal Fund, part of a government strategy a... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - Wild flowers grow on the site of a demolished street next to Liverpool football stadium in Anfield. Neighbouring streets are scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, finan... © Philip Wolmuth

19-06-2009 - A boy plays outside his house in Anfield. Most of the other houses in the street are boarded up and scheduled for demolition by the Merseyside NewHeartlands partnership, financed by the Housing Market... © Philip Wolmuth

13-08-2008 - Builder taking a break sitting in a digger bucket and reading the property for sales pages of a local newspaper. © Paul Box

13-08-2008 - Builder taking a break sitting in a digger bucket and reading the property for sales pages of a local newspaper. © Paul Box

27-03-2007 - Elderly woman walks past an advertisement for retirement homes that are under construction, Warwickshire © John Harris

07-03-2006 - Barratt Homes advertisement showing a young couple with champagne in their new home. Redevelopment of an industrial brownfield site for new housing. Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire. © John Harris

18-10-2003 - ex army barracks locking, Weston super mare © Paul Box

18-10-2003 - ex army barracks locking, Weston super mare © Paul Box

18-10-2003 - ex army barracks locking, Weston super mare © Paul Box

18-10-2003 - ex army barracks locking, Weston super mare © Paul Box

04-09-2003 - New development of a block of luxury apartments. © Paul Carter

04-09-2003 - New development of a block of luxury apartments. © Paul Carter

04-09-2003 - New development of a block of luxury apartments. © Paul Carter

14-07-2001 - Teenager on a bike playing on Derelict industrial land St Werburghs Bristol © Paul Box

18-10-2000 - Demolition of high rise and low rise housing in area of redevelopment, Hackney London. © John Harris

18-10-2000 - Demolition of high rise and low rise housing in area of redevelopment, Hackney London. © John Harris

18-10-2000 - Derelict high rise housing due for demolition, Hackney London. © John Harris

18-10-2000 - Demolition of high rise and building of new low rise housing in area of redevelopment, Hackney London. © John Harris

17-09-1999 - A street sign is all that is left after demolition of a network of unpopular Victorian terraced housing in the city of Middlesbrough © Philip Wolmuth

06-12-1985 - New Council Housing in a priority area of Liverpool , 1985 built by the Labour City Council as part of its overtly Socialist house building policy, which brought it into direct conflict with the Gover... © John Harris

06-12-1985 - New Council Housing Liverpool 1985 being built in a priority area of by the Labour City Council as part of its overtly Socialist policy, which brought it into direct conflict with the Conservative Gov... © John Harris

06-12-1985 - Building of new Council Housing Liverpool 1985 in a priority area by the Labour City Council as part of its overtly Socialist policy which brought it into direct conflict with the Conservative Governm... © John Harris

06-12-1985 - Building of new Council Housing Liverpool 1985 in a priority area by the Labour City Council as part of its overtly Socialist policy which brought it into direct conflict with the Conservative Governm... © John Harris

19-06-1980 - Coin Street Action Group Banner, Coin Street, London, 1980 Victory of Commercialism equals Betrayal of the Community. The area was originally for commercial development, however after a community camp... © Peter Arkell

05-05-1977 - Squatter and a workman talking on the doorstep of a house in Bravington Road, London 1977 houses being gutted following an eviction. Many neighbouring houses were boarded up and in very poor condition... © Philip Wolmuth