Some of us were thinking of a visit to photograph the Park Hill flats as part of this series. I agree, they are very spectacular. And on the subject of brutalist spectacular: the Owen Luder Gateshead Car Park is coming down soon, so you might want to think about getting here before it closes. Photos on brendadada.com.

Seems to me this structure gets people animated in the same way that Park Hill flats in Sheffield does. I love them both.

Yesterday morning one of the locals accosted me, with an empassioned rant about the thing. Strong feelings invoked by the sight of complete strangers on their doorsteps taking photies – just seems to add to the sense of injury.

What I wonder is, it’s been there as long as the houses. So why live there if it’s so despised? It’s not like new modern chunks of ‘regeneration’ public art that are put up years later. I dunno if I could stand being cross like that every time I looked out of the kitchen window.

I can quite see why people don’t like it though. Looks even less humane in b&w.