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Clays Lane Estate

2012 Summer OlympicsFormer buildings and structures in the London Borough of NewhamHousing associations based in EnglandHousing cooperatives in the United KingdomHousing organisations based in London
A residential court, Clays Lane Community, Feb 2007 geograph.org.uk 335654
A residential court, Clays Lane Community, Feb 2007 geograph.org.uk 335654

The Clays Lane Estate was a housing estate in Stratford, east London, and the UK’s largest (and Europe's second largest) purpose built housing cooperative. It was an experiment in building close-knit communities as a way of helping vulnerable single people. It became the subject of significant controversy when it was demolished to make way for the site of the London 2012 Olympic games.

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Clays Lane Estate
Villiers Gardens, London Stratford Marsh (London Borough of Newham)

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E20 1GW London, Stratford Marsh (London Borough of Newham)
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