The Russells Hall Estate is a residential area of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Situated approximately one mile to the west of Dudley town centre, the site was earmarked for development as council housing in around 1950, to rehouse hundreds of families from the dilapidated 19th century terraces which were still standing in the town centre around The Inhedge and Stafford Street.
The site of the Russells Hall Estate had been extensively mined for coal since the late 18th century, and after the land was made level it had to be left to settle for five years before any homes could be built. Local industrialisation had been considerable, as the district had become highly industrialised in the then heyday of the Black Country's industrial past.
The first house was completed and let in 1958, and by 1966 the estate was complete, consisting of several hundred council houses and flats as well as some private houses, mostly situated around Scott’s Green Close on the south side of the estate. Several more private and council properties, including about 30 council bungalows, were added in the 1970s around Middlepark Road.
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