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?

The result of dangerous play, the little boy fell on a rusty nail which punctured his liver, 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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