Texas Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 On another thread Embassy Court flats on Duke St are mentioned. It stirred up memories regarding Regent Court flats at Owlerton/Hillsbro. I seem to recollect they were owned by the same company, based in London. Anyone know about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft ayperth Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Can't offer any light on your question Texas. But you raised the Embassy Court Flats. An aunt of mine lived there for many years. When they pulled them down she broke down in tears. Her flat there had been her life. I used to dread going into that building. The lifts were ancient, heavy metal screen doors that were hard to open. I always used the stairs and she lived on the 4th floor. My dad once told me that when they demolished those flats they found all kinds of structural defects, an accident waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 rogG, It was your thread on Duke Street that reminded me of my original question. My source was a guy called Murray, interesting man, he was the manager on Regent Court. At one time I think he'd been manager of the Regent Cinema. He told me that the owners of Regent Court were Hassidic Jews, and from time to time they'd show up on an inspection complete with the long coats, hats and sidelocks. He also knew Maurice Chevalier(just thought I'd throw that in just to name drop). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I believe Armin Krausz was the man behind the building of the Regent Court Flats. It was his original conception of building the complex. Armin was a jewish scholar and Zionist, a well respected member of the jewish community and an author. Although religious I doubt if he was Hassidic. He went to live in Israel where I believe he ended his days. PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I STR someone commenting elsewhere that the designer for both Regents and Embassy court flats was the same person, embassy court was just on a far smaller scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Can you remember or do you know when either of them were built PopT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Can you remember or do you know when either of them were built PopT? 1936 was when Regents Court was built. Embassy court was built within a year or two of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Thanks Plain Talker. Now you're not going to believe this but I can remember Regent Court when I was very young, I was being pushed in a 'pushchair' by my Grandma' up the road passing the flats, and my birthyear is '33, so I reckon they were built before '36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 My mom and dad lived in Regent Court flats after they were married. That was back in the mid 1930s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 My parents lived for a short time in Regent court flats back in the mid 1930s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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