Hesters Way

[2] More recent signs of new life include the opening of the Cheltenham Science Centre[3] and innovative new business Create on the Square.

The houses provided accommodation for a variety of people, including those working for GCHQ, which arrived in 1952, and local engineering companies.

[6] Changes that took place over the following thirty years adversely affected the area and reflected changes in society in general.

Prior to that, the area was often referred to as Hesters Way or West Cheltenham, both titles being geographically inaccurate, but also carrying the negative image historically associated with them.

[9] India and Pakistan House were built February 1959: Two eight-storey blocks of flats approved for Hester's Way providing 78 homes.

December 1993: Tenants say the reputation of the flats has been tarred by vandalism, muggings and fears of fire.