Terrace House Demolition, Barton Hill, about 1963, by Gerald Cains The council used their slum-clearance powers to demolish many of the houses in Barton Hill. Residents were upset that their houses were destroyed and objected to the term 'slum'. This oil on hardboard painting is also known as Broken Stairway, Barton Hill and shows a house being demolished in Peter's Terrace during the 1960s.