From 'Stockport's Worst' to Business Park: The Rise and Fall of Gorsey Bank Estate

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The Gorsey Bank estate in Cheadle Heath, once a promising new housing development, faced a tragic decline marked by vandalism, crime, and ultimately, demolition. Fifteen years after its bulldozing, the site now houses the Aurora Business Park, with few traces of its troubled past.

But it met a tragic end - abandoned, falling into disrepair and eventually bulldozed. It's been 15 years since the estate was demolished, eight years after the last residents moved out.

Raymond Atherton, 42, said: "There is no point wasting any more money on this area. The Council should bulldoze the lot and build factories on the land." "For the past few weeks it has been under the microscope of town hall officials, who will announce their findings next month. Their test is to decide whether it should remain a housing estate or be converted to some other use."

The descriptive piece continued: "As you crawl down the bank, you hold your breath as the tyres of your car crunch over the broken glass in the road. And despite the continued efforts of council workmen, glass and debris still litters the roads, paths and grass verges. In 1989, the Stockport Express reported: "Apart from vandalism and lack of security, people particularly mentioned the problem of leaving their house empty for any time, such as to go shopping. Problems included graffiti, rubbish being tipped in gardens, windows smashed and cars damaged."Recent incidents included verbal abuse, graffiti, objects being thrown and physical threats.

Mary Bancroft, an 82-year-old resident who had lived on the estate for 61 years, was among the last to hold out. She told the Advertiser: "I don't want to go. I have had some good friends here. At one time it was the best estate you could ever live on and people really helped you if you had problems with people from outside."

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