Events tagged with "Fairy Towers"
Birmingham localities and the gay population
Gays are everywhere. There is no doubt that, representing 6% of the population, at 2008 levels, some 60,000 gay people live within the Birmingham City Council boundaries alone. But there is evidence that, once lesbians and gay men can exert some elem...
City Centre
There has always been a large residential population in central Birmingham with several large post war housing estates, such as Lee Bank and Ladywood proving popular choices for gay people over the years due to their convenient location for accessing...
Fairy Towers
Two blocks, the Cleveland & Clydesdale Towers, have become particularly notorious. They were constructed between 1967 and 1971 and located on opposite sides of Holloway Circus on Holloway Head. They became known as either 'Fairy Towers' or 'Dorot...
Memories tagged with "Fairy Towers"
Living in Fairy Towers
"I live in Cleveland Tower - 'Fairy Towers' - they have a gay identity due to where they're located. Gay people find City Centre life very accessible. When I moved from London, I wanted to live here in one of these Towers, I knew about them and knew ...