Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, London E1. Bed time. Mrs R with her 'hole in the heart' baby. Mr and Mrs R lived with their 6 children in a damp basement flat of the decaying Rothschild Dwellings. The flat was tiny and very dark. 3 girls (13, 5 and 3) shared one bedroom, the boys (11 and twins aged 1) shared the other bedroom. Mr and Mrs R slept in the living room. There was no bathroom, no hot water, the kitchen was only big enough for 2 people to stand up in, one of the twins had a hole in the heart condition. Shelter rehoused the family in Peterborough where they are buying their own house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1983-5235/123
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 255 mm x 212 mm
image: 236 mm x 152 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford