</s> ▁Dur and ▁Close ▁was ▁a ▁housing ▁estate ▁situated ▁at ▁ ▁in ▁Car shal ton , ▁Gre ater ▁London . ▁It ▁held ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁homes ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁an ▁£ 8 3 m ▁re development ▁by ▁R yd on ▁Const ruction ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁River ▁W and le ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁estate ▁from ▁C ul vers ▁Avenue , ▁with ▁another ▁opening ▁at ▁Buck h urst ▁Avenue ▁and ▁also ▁ex its ▁at ▁Buck h urst ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁History ▁Records ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁before ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁built , ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁Man or ▁House ▁called ▁the ▁' L imes '. ▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁house ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁h ort icult ural ▁nur ser y ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁world ▁wars . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁When ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁first ▁built ▁there ▁were ▁twelve ▁blocks ▁of ▁maison ettes ▁and ▁fl ats , ▁a ▁shelter ed ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly , ▁an ▁under ground ▁car park , ▁a ▁basketball ▁court , ▁playing ▁fields , ▁a ▁play ground , ▁a ▁news ag ents , ▁a ▁green ▁gro cers ▁and ▁a ▁la under ette . ▁ ▁The ▁la under ette ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁ha ird ress er . ▁When ▁the ▁ha ird ress er ▁closed , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁community ▁centre ▁named ▁The ▁Dur and ▁Centre . ▁When ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁green