Meeting room at the Attwood Green Community Centre
The Centre was demolished as part of the urban regeneration of Lee Bank. It had been a centre for all manner of community activities - which have been maintained since at a variety of venues.
Moonlit Park
Children from St Thomas's School entering Moonlit Park for the official opening. The occasion was vibrant and colourful with all the children in costumes they had made themselves.
New classroom at Lee Bank Primary School
Promotional picture taken for the brochure for the newly opened Lee Bank Primary School.
New Hope Close off Rickman Drive
One of the first developments after the stock transfer which led to Optima COmmunity Association being formed. New Hope Close (a symbolic name) is located off Rickman Drive. Since it was built Rickman ...
Official opening of Lee Bank Primary School
Princess Alexandra speaking at the official opening ceremony of Lee Bank Primary School. Second left in the picture is the Lord Mayor who at that time was Harold Edward Tyler.
Opening of Lee Bank Primary School
HRH Princess Alexandra meets teaching staff and dignitaries during the official opening of Lee Bank Primary School.
Opening of Moonlit Park
Pupil from Woodview Primary School at the opening of Moonlit Park in the Attwood Green development area. The pupils turned up in costume and pushed decorated supermarket trolleys all linked to the theme ...
Opening of Moonlit Park
Children from Woodview Primary School in a colourful procession to the opening of Moonlit Park.
Opening the park
Procession of children from Woodview Primary School for the official opening of Moonlit Park in Attwood Gree.
Optima offices under construction
This photograph shows the new offices under construction, next to the St Thomas Centre on Bell Barn Road. The building has a pale green sheen which is hard to see in the brilliant July sunshine. The view ...
Park Central off Bath Row
An early construction phase photograph of the Park Central area off Bath Row. In the foreground is Bexhill Grove which is being demolished as part of phase 9 of the construction. Bexhill Grove follows ...
Park Central Plots 232-233
Located on the Wheeley's Lane area development. Part of Crest Nicholson's Attwood Green project.
Phase 1A contruction site at Park Central
On the construction site of phase 1A. In the distance is Bath Row with the former Accident Hospital building to the right.
Preparing for the park
Before landscaping for the new park area in Attwood Green, Crest Nicholson had to excavate the ground on the site of the old park.
Princess Alexandra opening Lee Bank Primary School
This exhibition shows some of the preparation that went into the official opening of Lee Bank Primary School in April 1967. This picture is of the Princess meeting pupils and was first published in the ...
Procession into Moonlit Park
A band of drummers lead local dignitaries and children from Woodview Primary School into Moonlit Park for the official opening ceremony of the park. Councillor John Alden is the man to the middle of the ...
Rickman Drive
The newlook Rickman Drive in Lee Bank. Still with work underway to the right but the blocks of flats to the left are completed. In the distance is the city centre - the nearest tower block is Clydesdale ...
Rickman Drive
The newlook Rickman Drive under construction.