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Is the fight to save the Aylesbury Estate finally over?

One of the last residents Aysen Dennis has finally moved out after years of campaigning.

For more than 30 years Aysen Dennis has lived on the eighth floor of the Wendover tower in the Aylesbury Estate. And for 24 of those years she has been campaigning to keep it.

Built between 1963 and 1977, the Aylesbury was supposed to be a shining example of a future urban planners saw for London's population. It's estimated that at one point 11,000 people lived on the estate.

But the reality turned out somewhat differently from the ideals of the planners. The estate became riddled with problems, from bad tenants and drug dealers, to muggings and vandalism. For much of the 21st century work has been going on progressively demolish the estate and move residents out.

For Aysen Dennis, the fight looks all but over. She has now moved out of her flat, leaving just a handful of properties occupied. She says she'll keep campaigning against the demolition of the Aylesbury. But there's a big question hanging over everything - what for?

成人快手 London's Frankie McCamley has the story.

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