Photographer Nick Hedges travelled from Birmingham slums to Glasgow tenements in the 1960s and 70s to document poverty-stricken Britain. He found families who slept with the lights blazing to keep the rats away, children sleeping on wet floors and mothers cooking over an open fire
These pictures reveal the state of poverty endured by thousands of families as late as the 1970s in cities like London, Leeds, Newcastle, and Glasgow (pictured).
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
Nick Hedges’ photographs for Shelter 1969-72 In 1968, Shelter employed Nick Hedges to document the oppressive and abject living conditions being experienced in poor quality housing in the UK. We commissioned the work in an effort to raise consciousness about the extent of unfit living conditions and to illustrate, in human terms, what the real […]
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
Between 1968 and 1972, Nick Hedges captured a series of images showing the grim reality of life on the breadline in Britain's cities - and the families in the photos will be revisited in a documentary tonight.
Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In Birmingham 1969-72 (Volume 2)
Photographer Nick Hedges travelled from Birmingham slums to Glasgow tenements in the 1960s and 70s to document poverty-stricken Britain. He found families who slept with the lights blazing to keep the rats away, children sleeping on wet floors and mothers cooking over an open fire
Powerful Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In Liverpool 1969-71 (Volume 2)
Here is the Part 8 of amazing black and white photos from masters. Please check our previous articles here: Great Black and White Photos - Part1 Great Black and White Photos - Part2 Great Black
A photographer is searching for the subjects of pictures he took 45 years ago to document poverty in Scotland.
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
Powerful Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In Liverpool 1969-71 (Volume 2)
Powerful Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In Liverpool 1969-71 (Volume 2)
Photos Of Manchester Slums 1969-72
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
Basic Shelter: Slum Life And Squalor In British Cities 1968-72
Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In London 1969-72 (Volume 2)
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In London 1969-72 (Volume 2)
Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In London 1969-72 (Volume 2)
Slum Life And Squalor In Newcastle 1969-72
Photos Of Leeds Slums 1969-72
Photos Of Manchester Slums 1969-72
Photos Of Slum Life And Squalor In London 1969-72 (Volume 2)
Nick Hedges’ photographs for Shelter 1969-72 In 1968, Shelter employed Nick Hedges to document the oppressive and abject living conditions being experienced in poor quality housing in the UK. We commissioned the work in an effort to raise consciousness about the extent of unfit living conditions and to illustrate, in human terms, what the real […]
A photographer is searching for the subjects of pictures he took 45 years ago to document poverty in Scotland.
Liverpool life in the 60s
Taxus 'Hicksii'
Liverpool life in the 60s
Nick Hedges' photos of the shocking living conditions families faced in parts of Manchester and Salford will feature in an exhibition to mark Shelter's 50th anniversary
