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LAST DAYS OF THE TOWER

THE RED ROAD FLATS WERE BUILT ON HOPE. NOW THEY ARE COMING DOWN, LEAVING NOTHING BUT BROKEN DREAMS. THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE TOWER BLOCK AND MANY LIVES. BY PAUL DALGARNO

WIND skirts the walls of Glasgow's Red Road flats, swirling litter into patterns that unfold on contact with abandoned shopping trolleys. On wet days, the ageing curtains and buckled window frames of the eight looming tower blocks make your soul retreat in horror.