Holyrood estate

The Holyrood estate is a housing estate in Southampton, England. It was constructed as a new city district to replace a slum bombed in World War II, and designed by Lyons Israel Ellis, who later designed Wyndham Court. Owen Hatherley describes the estate as a "straightforward scattering of low and medium-rise Modernist blocks, using the soft-Brutalist vernacular of stock-brick and concrete." Hatherley praises the estate's layout over its aesthetic.^[1] The estate is situated between Queensway to the west and Threefield Lane to the east, and Bernard Street to the south and Lime Street to the north.

In 2009, a series of metal sculptures were erected around the estate in tribute to the area's role in the history of Southampton.^[2] Holyrood Church, which was damaged in World War II, now serves as a memorial to the Merchant Navy.^[1] In 2012 seven tiled murals depicting scenes from Southampton's history were installed on the estate's blocks, to be visible from main roads.^[3][4]

R&B musician Craig David, who was born in 1981, grew up in the Holyrood estate.^[5]

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Areas and suburbs of Southampton
City of Southampton electoral wards (and their neighbourhoods) listed by constituency — sources: 1 2
Southampton Itchen	Bargate Ward City Centre Holyrood estate Ocean Village The Polygon St Mary's Bitterne Ward Bitterne Thornhill Bitterne Park Ward Bitterne Park Bitterne Manor Midanbury Townhill Park Harefield Ward Harefield Peartree Ward Peartree Green Sholing Ward Sholing Woolston Ward Itchen Ferry village Woolston Weston
Southampton Test	Bevois Ward Bevois Valley Inner Avenue Nicholstown Northam Coxford Ward Lordshill Lordswood Freemantle Ward Freemantle Millbrook Ward Millbrook Regents Park Portswood Ward Portswood Highfield St Denys Redbridge Ward Redbridge Maybush Shirley Ward Shirley Southampton Common
Romsey and Southampton North	Bassett Ward Bassett Bassett Green Swaythling Ward Swaythling Mansbridge
Map City Centre Bassett Bassett Green Bevois Valley Bitterne Bitterne Park Bitterne Manor Freemantle Harefield Highfield Lordshill Lordswood Mansbridge Maybush Midanbury Millbrook Nicholstown Northam Ocean Village Peartree Green Polygon Portswood Redbridge Regents Park Shirley St Denys St Mary's Sholing Swaythling Thornhill Townhill Park Woolston Weston Suburbs of Southampton within the city boundary
Areas of Greater Southampton outside the City boundary include: Allbrook and North Boyatt Ashurst Bishopstoke Botley Bursledon Chandler's Ford Chartwell Green Chilworth Fair Oak Hamble-le-Rice Hedge End Horton Heath Hound Netley Netley Marsh Nursling Rownhams Eastleigh Totton West End

Coordinates: 50°54′02″N 1°23′58″W / 50.9005°N 1.3995°W / 50.9005; -1.3995