Galton Village

Galton Village

Galton Village is a residential area of Smethwick,Birmingham,West Midlands, England. It takes its name from the iconic nearby Galton Bridge.

It was built during the 1960s in the north of the town near the border with West Bromwich. The new estate consisted of medium-rise maisonettes and flats which were made from concrete, and earned it the nickname "Concrete Jungle".

The Galton Village estate was not a success, and by 1980 it was one of the grimiest and least desirable parts of the West Midlands. In the late 1980s, Sandwell MBC decided that the whole estate would be demolished. By 1995, the regeneration of Galton Village was complete. The swathe of tall flats had been cleared to make way for modern and attractive low-rise housing.


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