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Life on the 'Legoland' council estate in Bury where families and older folk are haunted by dealers and addicts
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter The estate has a lot of nicknames.
A stone's throw from the Bury's bustling town centre, it's earned the labels Legoland, and Plastic City, thanks to its prefabricated blocks Sunken in a pit of land, secluded by the high walls that surround it, the neighbourhood is actually called Townside Fields.
It's a fact known mainly to older residents, who remember the neighbourhood in the 1970s. Back then, excited families moved in and hailed the development as ‘amazing’, as it boasted slick bathrooms and ‘fridges in the kitchen’ - an aspirational move out of mill town terraces and into modern life.
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