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."
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.