Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - Overspill Estates (Castles in Space)

Overspill Estates’ is a four track EP from Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, which delves back into the ‘Your Community Hub’ sessions to uncover some gems that had been forced off the album.

Gordon Chapman-Fox, the town planner behind WRNTDP says: “I’d worked on these tracks for the best part of a year, and, in my mind, they were a fundamental part of the whole "Your Community Hub" project. I was heartbroken when they couldn’t make it onto the album, so it’s an enormous relief to see them come to life here.”

The initial concept for the fifth WRNTDP album was to expand beyond north Cheshire, and dedicate a track to some of Britain’s other New Towns. Being part of the project from early on, these four tracks were dedicated to Basildon, Cwmbran, Redditch and Harlow. To give an idea on how long these things can take to gestate, the opening track "The People Of The Town" was performed at the End Of The Road Festival in 2022.

The album cover is an image from the half-modernist, half-mock Tudor houses that were built in Birchwood, Warrington in some of the last large scale building projects that were part of the New Towns.

Tracklist

The People of The Town

All Mod Cons

Open Green Spaces

All You Need in Five Minutes Brisk Walk

Version: Black Vinyl LP

Released: 11^th April 2025

Catalogue Number: CIS15812

Condition: New Sealed