Hornbeam Tower, Cathall Road Estate, Leytonstone, London (1465859166)

Cathall is a housing estate in the Cathall ward,

Leytonstone Leytonstone () is an area in east London, England, north-east of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, a local authority district of Greater London. It adjoins Wanstead to the north-east, Forest Gate to the south-east, ...

, East

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. It is currently managed by

Community-based Housing Association The Peabody Trust was founded in 1862 as the Peabody Donation Fund and now brands itself simply as Peabody.

History

Cathall estate was built in 1972, consisting of two 20-storey tower blocks, Hornbeam Tower and Redwood Tower, and a network of 8-storey flats. It became one of Britain's poorest areas with extreme levels of poverty and crime. Cathall estate and the surrounding area of Leytonstone has often been known to have a large gang culture. In the late 1990s, the estate began to be regenerated into a

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housing estate by the

Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust Housing action trusts (HAT) were non-departmental public bodies, set up to redevelop some of the poorest council housing estates in England's inner-city suburbs. Six housing action trusts were established under the Housing Act 1988. Each HAT was ...

and its successor landlord,

Community-based Housing Association The Peabody Trust was founded in 1862 as the Peabody Donation Fund and now brands itself simply as Peabody.

. Similar

Housing Action Trust Housing action trusts (HAT) were non-departmental public bodies, set up to redevelop some of the poorest council housing estates in England's inner-city suburbs. Six housing action trusts were established under the Housing Act 1988. Each HAT was ...

schemes were set up across

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and

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in East London, Brent in North West London,

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and

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. Despite widespread opposition, it was announced in 2015 that the Community-Based Housing Association would be taken over by the

Peabody Trust The Peabody Trust was founded in 1862 as the Peabody Donation Fund and now brands itself simply as Peabody.

. Peabody controversially 'sacked the board' in July 2015 for rejecting their takeover plans. The board included residents of the Cathall estate. Peabody later placed their own officers on the board. Following the removal of the tower blocks, Cathall's most prominent feature is now its

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