Showing posts with label Cutteslowe Walls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cutteslowe Walls. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 August 2026

Aug 2: Cutteslowe Walls

This is a place that has fascinated me since I first read about it.

The Cutteslowe Walls location is out to the NE of the city,  just off the A40 bypass. 

There is an unassuming road junction, and where the 'T' of the junction is, two roads meet, and at one point, walls divided two estates: one rented and one privately owned houses. 

A wall was erected for a while, separating the two types of housing. 

It's featured in Lynsey Hanley's 'Estates' book. 

Find out more about the walls here.

A blue plaque is on the wall to mark where the walls once stood, for almost 25 years.

This Thea Gilmore track explores the theme of the walls in the lyrics.