Lyng Community Association
When the team behind a major West Bromwich housing development was searching for a viewing platform high enough to photograph the whole construction site they found the perfect answer in a neighbouring resident’s lounge.
Janet Male’s seventh floor flat in Braybrook House, Moor Street, provides a bird’s-eye view of the site in the Lyng where hundreds of new homes are now being built. And when the developers Barratt West Midlands asked if they could use her lounge window to take pictures of the homes taking shape, Janet was only too happy to oblige.
Janet, a 67-year-old retired company cashier, has been living in the Lyng for 26 years and in West Bromwich since 1955, and the biggest changes she has seen in her neighbourhoood in that time have come with the current redevelopment project.
The multi-million pound redevelopment will feature 364 homes for affordable rent and private sale, public open space including parks and a children’s play area, and a new office for the community association. Construction is now well underway and the first homes are on track to be completed in June.
Janet said: “I’ve been an avid watcher of the development taking place since the demolition work. I have my own copy of the plan and I’ve been watching it all take shape. It is really fascinating as there is always something happening that makes you think, ooh look at that!
“Everyone wants to know what it will look like. It’s just natural curiosity, and some of my friends pop round for a cup of tea and a peek out if the window. It’s a really exciting time because you don’t really know what the place will look like until it’s finished.”
Janet moved over into Braybrook House from Lyng House, which was demolished in 2002 to make way for the new development. Janet said she had enjoyed her years living in the Lyng and she found the people friendly and liked the convenience of its location in getting around.
“As far as I’m concerned the Lyng is where I’ll stay and I’m really looking forward to seeing all the new families who move in when the building is finished,” she said.
Adrian Farr, Barratt’s Managing Director added, “We are very grateful to Janet for letting our photographer in to her home to photograph the site. The images have enabled us to capture the dramatic changes that are taking place on the estate and will become an important record for the future.”
Lyng CA, which owns and manages 86 affordable homes on the estate, is working with partners Sandwell Council and Barratt West Midlands to rejuvenate the area, once home to a bustling community of generations of families.
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