Tottenham Broadwater Farm Estate

Broadwater farm often referred to simply as the farm is an area in tottenham north london straddling the river mosellethe eastern half of the area is dominated by the broadwater farm estate bwfe a corbusian experiment in high density social housing dominated by concrete towers connected by walkways built in the late 1960s using cheap but fire vulnerable pre fabricated concrete. Broadwater farm haringey an ill famed housing estate situated between lordship recreation ground and bruce grove in west tottenham. It deteriorated into a crime zone with police no go areas and poor investment.
tottenham broadwater farm estate

The events of the day were dominated by two deaths.

Tottenham broadwater farm estate. The original broadwater farm covered 119 acres of the huge downhills estate which tottenham council bought and began to develop in 1902. Broadwater farm is a vibrant estate next to lordship rec in tottenham and is home to a strong and passionate community. The first was that of cynthia jarrett an afro caribbean woman who died the previous day due to heart failure during a police search at her home. The broadwater farm estate is notorious for exploding into riots in 1985 over the polices treatment of residents and the death of a woman whose heart failed during a search of her property.

Detectives have launched a manhunt following the shooting which took place in a car park on the broadwater farm estate in tottenham at about 1240am on thursday. It was one of the main triggers of the riot in a context where tension between. The study looked at the capacity of sites where the tangmere and northolt blocks currently stand. One of the male victims 19 is.

Broadwater farm improving your estate haringey council and homes for haringey will work in close collaboration with residents and the wider broadwater farm community to create and deliver the most comprehensive and wide reaching estate improvements programme within the estates history. Broadwater farm capacity study for tangmere and northolt sites in 2018 the council commissioned architects karakusevic carson to undertake a capacity study on the broadwater farm estate. Broadwater farm built in 1967 broadwater farm estate contained more than 1000 flats housing more than 3000 people. Scotland yard said the gunmen are believed to have arrived at the scene in the broadwater farm estate in tottenham in a car before fleeing in the same vehicle.

The broadwater farm riot occurred on the broadwater council estate in tottenham north london on 6 october 1985. Alongside homes youll find broadwaters inclusive learning community and the broadwater farm community centre and gymin this section you will find out more about activities underway on broadwater farm.