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. Not all of Britain as swinging back then. Large parts of 1960s Birmingham were blighted by poverty and squalid living conditions. the Is this you or someone you know in these pictures?
Mrs Milne putting her children to bed Balsall Heath 1968
Mother baby and wedding photograph, slum property Balsall Heath 1969
Mother and baby, slum property Sparkbrook, 1971
Kitchen of a Saltley slum property 1969
Elderly couple left behind after slum clearance, Ladywood, Birmingham, 1969
Children in slum property, Winson Green, Birmingham
Children by back courtyard of their Aston home, 1969
Young girl playing by derelict property 1969
Street encounter, Balsall Heath Birmingham 1970
Slum bedroom Saltley 1971
Senior citizen living in condemned property, Winson Green 1971
Play in a derelict house Balsall Heath 196
Mrs Milne putting her children to bed Balsall Heath 1968
Family living in overcrowded property Balsall Heath 1969
Dangerous play Winson Green 1971
Cooking on primus stoves, Balsall heath 1969
Children playing in the gutter, Winson Green 1971.
Boy with pet dog 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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