From 1969 to 1972, photographer Nick Hedges took pictures of life in Birmingham, England. Nick was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in slum and squalor. Is this you or someone you know in these pictures?
Arms folded, Winson Green 1971
Young girl with her baby sister, slum property Balsall Heath 1970
Overflowing drains Winson Green 1971
Mrs Milne putting her children to bed Balsall Heath 1968
Mrs Milne puts her children to bed in the winter, Balsall Heath 1968
Mrs Milne puts her children to bed in the winter, Balsall Heath 1968
Mother with her 2 daughters, Winson Green, !971
Mother and baby, slum property Sparkbrook, 1971
Living in condemned property, Aston, 1971
Letter regarding health and slum property, Birmingham 1971
Left behind after slum clearance, Ladywood 1969
Family in slum property Saltley, 1969
Child with Impetigo caused by foul drainage, Winson Green 1971
Child living in slum area of Birmingham 1969
Attempts to deal with an infestation, Winson Green, 1971
Baby asleep in armchair slum property Balsall Heath
Backyard and child, Winson Green, 1971
Baby asleep in slum property Balsall Heath 1970
Backyard Winson Green, 1971
We’ve pages dedicated to each city Nick visited: Glasgow, Liverpool (Volume 1 and Volume 2), Newcastle, London, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham (Volume 1 and Volume 2), Salford, Leeds, Whitechapel (London) and Bradford.
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