Unfinished 50-foot rollercoaster looms over new apartment building

By Adam Dutton

Residents on a new-build estate are living in the shadow of a huge 50ft-high rollercoaster - but some say they "love it."

This page requires Javascript.

Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm{@42=D :? $2?57@C5 {2?6[ wF4<?2==[ }@EED][ D2J E96 F?7:?:D965 E96>6 A2C< C:56 92D 366? =@@>:?8 @G6C E96:C 9@>6D 7@C E96 A2DE `g >@?E9D]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 F?7:?:D965 C@==6C4@2DE6C :D 36:?8 E6DE65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>6==@CD8C@FA]4@>^Qm|6==@CD vC@FAk^2m[ 2 }@EE:?892>D9:C6\32D65 4@>A2?J H9@ 3F:=5D 2?5 E6DE C:56D 7@C H@C=5H:56 3FJ6CD]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm#6D:56?ED @? E96 ?6H\3F:=5 6DE2E6 D2J E96J C68F=2C=J D66 42CED H9:KK:?8 2C@F?5 E96 EC24< 2?5 4=2:> :EVD 2 >28?6E 7@C FC32? 6IA=@C6CD]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm$@>6 =@42=D D2J E96J =@G6 =:G:?8 2 DE@?6VD E9C@H 2H2J 7C@> E96 8:2?E C:56 H9:=6 @E96CD 3C2?565 :E Q2? 6J6D@C6Q]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qms25\@7\D:I y24< (6=D9[ cd[ >@G65 :?E@ 9:D 9@>6 `g >@?E9D 28@ 2?5 42? D66 E96 E96>6 A2C<VD 8C@F?5 DECF4EFC6 7C@> 9:D =:G:?8 C@@>]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmy24<[ H9@ CF?D 2 E2EE@@ D9@A H:E9 H:76 z:CDEJ[ D2:5 E96:C 6:89E\J62C\@=5 52F89E6C $2AA9:C6 H2D 2 3:8 72? @7 E96 C@==6C4@2DE6C]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmw6 D2:5i Q(6VC6 24EF2==J ?@E 3@E96C65 3J :E[ :EVD 366? 2 A=62DFC6 E@ H2E49 :E 8C@H @G6C E96 >@?E9D]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ%96C6 H2D 2 C:56 E96C6 367@C692?5 3FE :E H2D?VE @? E96 D42=6 @7 E9:D @?6[ E9:D @?6 :D >2DD:G6]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ%96J 86E 3F:=E 2?5 86E D6?E E@ H96C6G6C 3FJD E96>[ E9:D :D =:<6 2 E6DE:?8 724:=:EJ]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ%96J 86E 3F:=E 2?5 D6?E @? E96:C H2J[ :EVD 8C62E]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ%@ FD H6V5 D@@?6C E9:D 96C6 E92? 2 3=@4< @7 2A2CE>6?ED H:E9 2?E:D@4:2= 3692G:@C 2?5 5CF8 255:4ED 92?8:?8 23@FE]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQxEVD E2==[ :EVD 2 >@?DE6C 2E AC@323=J d_7E]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQqFE =F4<:=J @FC =:EE=6 8:C= =@G6D C:56D[ 3642FD6 D96 =@G6D p=E@? %@H6CD]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQ$96 =@G6D :E 2?5 D96 =@G6D E@ H2E49 :E[ 6DA64:2==J H96? E96C6VD A6@A=6 FA E96C6]Qk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmz:CDEJ[ cb[ 25565i QxEVD :?E6C6DE:?8 E@ H2E49 @FE J@FC H:?5@H[ J@F 42? D66 E96> H9:KK:?8 2C@F?5 @? @442D:@? 2?5 :EVD 7F?]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9QmQxE 42? 36 >@C6 7F? E@ H2E49 E92? E96 %']Qk^Am

kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96 4@FA=6 E9:?< E96 >682\C:56 \ 36=:6G65 E@ 36 E96 7:CDE @7 :ED <:?5 \ :D 56DE:?65 7@C sF32:]k^Am