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Suddenly the other tower block seemed a very long way away.

It was Tom and his friend from the tower block.

He pointed at the tower block across the open space.

We then follow the man who is sitting next to him to the top of a tower block.

It looked like he was being held in an abandoned tower block.

She'd turned back and was walking towards one of the higher tower blocks.

One attempt to solve this was by using the Tower block.

I knock on the door of a flat in a new tower block.

"But now there are tower blocks left, right and center.

The area is dominated by five high rise tower blocks.

He was on his own, high up in a derelict tower block.

He waved his thick hand at the towering block behind them.

In the 60 years since, as the population increased considerably, tower blocks have become more common.

He looked around, eventually took the walkway to the other side of the tower block.

On a table near the window stand two architectural models of tower blocks.

Today he is unemployed and living in a tower block, looking desperately for work.

The following is a list of the tower blocks constructed on the estate.

Six are "points" - more of a traditional tower block shape.

The current hospital with its distinctive yellow tower block was opened in 1986.

Chris watched the towering blocks begin to thin out around them.

"I've never been in a tower block, but I'd be willing to sell up and move."

These tower blocks are mostly home to elderly and retired people.

Years later, they admitted making a mistake, and many tower blocks are being pulled down.

The final tower block is scheduled for demolition during 2010.

The side of the tower block beyond was studded with lights.