From 1969 to 1972, photographer Nick Hedges took pictures of life in Leeds, England. Nick was hired by housing charity Shelter to travel round England and Scotland documenting the lives of families living in housing mostly not fit for purpose. Not all places were depressing, or bad at all. Leeds appears a far brighter place than Glasgow, Newcastle and Salford,
Is this you or someone you know in these pictures? If it is, we’d love to hear from you:
Advertising sign on Leeds back to back housing Cross Oswald St 1970
Alleyway, Leeds back to back housing, 1970
Child skipping in a street of back to back houses, Leeds 1970
Child skipping in a street of back to backs Leeds 1970
Crossing wasteland from back to back housing towards railway line, Leeds 1970
Elderly lady standing at her street corner, back to back housing Leeds 1970
Leeds back to back housing 1970
Leeds back to backs 1970
Living room and kitchen Leeds back to back housing 1970
Street sign Leeds 1970
Washing hanging out to dry across back to back housing street, Leeds 1970
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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