Thanks for your explanations of "sink estates".

When I asked about rental council housing (about 1970) I was told that there
was a 25 year waiting list and I must already live in the area. So it must
have been quite an achievement to qualify. Unfortunately I was unable to
wait.

It was be possible to cross the river on foot by the Rotherhithe tunnel by
using the stairs on each side of the river. It was noisy, especially near
sharp bends where tires scraped against the sidewalks. So I would say
"narrow and winding".

David.


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John Rowland wrote:
"David Fairthorne" wrote:
Pardon my ignorance but just what is a "sink estate"?

"You don't wanna go there!"

Some people swim. Some people sink. People who sink end up
in the sink estates.

Some of the people who sink _were_ swimming, and may even be
still trying; but conditions r just too hostile for them.
And no doubt being on a sink estate doesn't help. :-/

ObTransport: the Rotherhithe tunnel -- narrow and windy?

#Paul