Drake House

Drake House, also known as Homethorpe Block 3, was a 17-Storey tower block on the Orchard Park Estate in north Hull, Kingston Upon Hull, England.

It stood in the 'Homethorpe' cluster of tower blocks with Vernon House and Bridgeman House and was the smallest within that cluster.

In the 1990s, Hull City Council was under pressure from the Central Government to demolish any 'social housing stock' they had on the estate, which is the category Drake House, Vernon House, Milldane Block 1 and Milldane Block 3 fell into, thus making those blocks the first targets for demolition.

At the time of it's demolition, Drake House was in good condition and only half way through it's structural life, not to mention being conveniently placed for local transport and shopping in the area.

A citizens' jury was held to debate the demolition of the block, however the decision was already made. Along with Mildane Block 1 and Milldane Block 3, it was demolished by controlled explosion on 14th July 2002.