Inside ghost housing estate set for demolition where pensioner still lives in rotting tenement
Marshal Craig, 70, stillin Clune Park in Port Glasgow, which has been virtually empty for years. Built in 1905 it is made up of 430 flats in rotting tenement buildings as well as a rundown church - all covered in graffiti and litter.
The retired forestry worker said:"I've lived here for 20 years all in all and four years in this particular house. He said:"When I first moved here there was a lot more people, but now it's pretty much empty. Now, out of the 480 families that would be able to stay here, there's only five of us left holding down the fort.Although Marshal loves his home the estate has become renowned for smashed windows, litter and fires. Urban explorers regularly visit the site to see the abandoned flats covered in graffiti.
"I probably call the fire brigade more than anyone else and when I hear a fire engine now I don't even get up to see what's going on anymore. It's just part of the background now. Inverclyde Council has already acquired over 50 per cent of the housing on the estate and are attempting to purchase remaining properties.
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