In the Shadow of the Derwent Tower 

Thanks so much for making this video Andy; I spent my first two years of my life in Cheviot Green in 71, 72, I think they were newly built around the late 60s, early 70's. Apparently there was a bridge between the tower and Cheviot Green, that was demolished after a few years due to safety concerns.

The whole lot's getting demolished. Shame really but apparently some of the latest tennants were, shall we say, less than desirable

I lived there in the late 70s (cleveland mews) and in the rocket itself very early 80s (for a year ) the flats in the rocket were actually pretty nice and spacious ..in themselves but some scum and trouble families were dumped there over the years and the place became a high rise ghetto with loads of anti social behaviour and mindless vandalism ....after that it just went on a downward spiral ....shame as the same kind of accomodation in London would be called penthouses and cost a few million per apartment lol ! ....good old Dunston was great in the 70s very early 80s ..not now visited a few times the place is a shithole ..such a shame I have good memories of the mates and community that was there back then .