From 1969 to 1972, photographer Nick Hedges took pictures of life in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Nick was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in almost nineteenth century slum-like conditions. Is this you or someone you know in these pictures?
Mother and son reflected in mirror West End Newcastle upon Tyne 1971
Mother and family Newcastle upon Tyne
Street of terraced housing Newcastle upon Tyne 1969
Children playing in a derelict playground, Newcastle upon Tyne 1971
Children walking home on a council estate Newcastle upon Tyne 1972
Derelict playground, Newcastle upon Tyne 1971
Families wlking across slum clearance site Newcastle upon Tyne 1972
Family in slum housing Newcastle upon Tyne 1971
Family living in slum housing Newcastle’s West End 1971
Living room of a Newcastle house 1971
Mother and child Newcastle 1971
Mrs Moran’s icons, 1971
Newcastle housewife 1971
Street games Newcastle upon Tyne 1971
The result of dangerous play, the little boy fell on a rusty nail which punctured his liver, Newcastle 1971
Unemployed son Newcastle upon Tyne 1971
Unemployed son West End Newcastle upon Tyne, 1971
Children playing in Newcastle’s West End 1971
Family living in slum housing, West End, Newcastle upon Tyne
Family living in slum property Newcastle 1971
Mother and child Newcastle West End 1971
Newcastle housewife in her kitchen 1972
Newcastle housewife with son and daughter 1971
Retired seaman living in a Newcastle multilet 1971
Dangerous play in unsecured derelict houses Newcastle, 1971
Dangerous play in unsecured derelict houses Newcastle, 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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