Leek Road, Stoke (09)

Demolition of the Roebuck pub in Leek Road, Stoke 2009

Demolition in the University Quarter in Leek Road, Stoke, May 2009. The public house The Roebuck nearby was demolished in 2008 to make way for new development by RENEW North Staffordshire, working with various partners to regenerate the area. Leek Road is at the heart of the city's proposed £282 million University Quarter which will stretch from Stoke Railway Station to the city centre and involve Staffordshire University, the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College and Stoke-on-Trent College.

I will be glad to go. It’s not a nice place to live... There’s no community left here any more.
Linda Coates, Middleport
It looks absolutely brilliant, as good as a new house! It makes me feel proud to live here.
Jamie Walker, Middleport