One of the last few remaining residents of a derelict estate dubbed 'Britain's Chernobyl" says he won't leave - despite it being earmarked for demolition.<br /><br />Marshal Craig, 70, still lives in Clune Park, which has been virtually empty for years and looks like something from a post-apocalyptic film.<br /><br />Built in 1905 it is made up of 430 flats in rotting tenement buildings as well as a rundown church - all covered in graffiti and litter.<br /><br />It was abandoned in 1997 and is now a ghost town and the target of arson attacks with some of the cheapest properties in Britain - in 2020 one flat sold for 6K.<br /><br />The estate in Port Glasgow in Inverclyde was privately owned but Inverclyde Council has bought more than half the properties and wants to demolish the lot.<br /><br />Marshal says he is one of just five people left there but has no plans to leave - claiming it is ''idyllic''.<br /><br />The retired forestry worker said: "I've lived here for 20 years all in all and four years in this particular house. <br /><br />''Quite frankly, I don't want to move and I'm quite happy here.<br /><br />"I know it's rough sometimes and people come in and smash stuff but I'm perfectly happy here and I don't want to leave.<br /><br />"In some ways it's quite idyllic. My house is built like a castle. The walls are thick and sturdy, there's a nice view and no dampness.<br /><br />"The only thing the view from my kitchen window is missing is a few palm trees!"<br /><br />The estate was largely abandoned in the late 1990s after the majority of the shipyard workers employed nearby moved out.<br /><br />Marshal says the remaining five residents all stay in the same area of one block.<br /><br />He said: "When I first moved here there was a lot more people, but now it's pretty much empty.<br /><br />"Now, out of the 480 families that would be able to stay here, there's only five of us left holding down the fort.<br /><br />"They're great neighbours. I think I'll be tying myself to the radiator if they make me move out."<br /><br />Although Marshal loves his home the estate has become renowned for smashed windows, litter and fires.<br /><br />Urban explorers regularly visit the site to see the abandoned flats covered in graffiti.<br /><br />Inverclyde Council confirmed they they will be pursuing a compulsory purchase order in January to demolish the estate entirely and build 100-120 new homes.<br /><br />Marshal said: "These are good solid buildings. Why not just do this place up and house people in them that need them.<br /><br />"There is some anti-social behaviour usually late at night. The fire damage and broken windows are the worst thing.<br /><br />"I probably call the fire brigade more than anyone else and when I hear a fire engine now I don't even get up to see what's going on anymore. <br /><br />''It's just part of the background now.<br /><br />"That all happens in the other three blocks though. Where we are at the end of the fourth block is absolutely fine.<br /><br />"I'm really happy here, it's my home and I've lived here for 20 years so I don't want to go."<br /><br />The semi-derelict estate has been dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl'.
