I am glad you filmed this so well, I don't know why, my parents are both deceased now but they used to live in Crossbank house at one time it upset me watching it come down 😥

So glad you captured this. My parents first place they lived together here so much has changed in oldham in the 36 years ive lived here. Thankyou

Brilliant filming and a great record of what was 👍

Looks like something from Starwars,and a bit scary too, great choice of music, by the way congats for getting your shot of the Midland Pullman published in the railway magazine, cheers . 😆

Very good thanks I remember driving past these many times I’ve not been that way for a long time and didn’t know they where history 👍👍👍👍👍

My Boyfriend lived on the top of summervale lovely view was sad to see them go but it was time

Nice footage Colin bet some people of Oldham were glad to see them go.👍

Outstanding film... This feels kind of haunting that the flats have been demolished before they find the murderer of Debbie Remorozo who was brutaly murdered in Summervale House back in 2002, this is a kind of sad tribute to the fact that she and her family has been let down by GMP so badly.. R.I.P Debbie Remorozo

Very well documented, a piece of social history!

One of my school friends lived in crossbank house in the 80’s, it would of been about 12 years old then and it looked old, I remember them replacing all the windows with upcv ones.

Ive just driven past an hour ago and didnt even notice..my sister lived there in the 80s

Thank Oldham Council for why those blocks went rapidly downhill

Surprised they’re being taken down manually using very high-reach excavators-a lot of these high rise blocks are blown up,or imploded ,using explosives !!

Lived on the 6th floor in summervale for a short period 20yrs ago.

There are buildings that are up 100 years later after they were built, these haven’t even lasted 60 years

Who are these affordable homes for though.

Did they demolish the Bridgwater and Bowling Green pubs to ?

I knew that they couldn't blast them with dynamite as there's way to many houses and main roads close by so it would have been a lot cheaper to blast them with dynamite rather than take them down with bulldozers but if they had been away from a residential area they would have been blasted 100% but the skyline around that area looks very different nowadays as I live in Ashton i visit Oldham regularly for a change of scenery! ashtons got older flats that was built in the early 1960s that are still standing and that have just been renovated for maybe another 20 + years of housing family's! so 1975 flats being demolished is unusual so maybe Oldham Council had plans all along as I knew a few people who lived in summervale house and he got rehoused and put in a right shit-hole up werneth which was far worse than where he was living in the tower blocks!!!

Hi, I'm trying to track down anyone that knew my father, just to get to know him a little better. He passed away in 2006 and his last address was 51 Summervale House. If anyone knew him or of him, any tid bit of information would be much appreciated ♡

3 little stinkers tried robbing me on that bridge at 8.00 am 11 years ago

Should never have knocked them, such a waste, all that was needed was to remove the troublesome families and privatis them for professional types or working people.