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1860-1900

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. Apart from the poor state of the property:- no bathroom, no hot water, outside lavatory, inside walls running with damp - these children were sleeping in the middle of winter, on two sodden seat cushions covered by a couple of old 'macs', there was no heating in the room, the snow lay thick outside and the windows were broken'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Children living in substandard property'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Children living in substandard property

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Birmingham (Balsall Heath). Children living in substandard property'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham (Balsall Heath). Children living in substandard property

1969-05

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Mrs D in the childrens bedroom of her decaying council house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mrs D in the childrens bedroom of her decaying council house

1969-07

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Children living in substandard property'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Children living in substandard property

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Mrs F and her family living in two rooms of a multi-let house. They were later re-housed by a Shelter-backed Housing Association'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mrs F and her family…

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr & Mrs Phillips lived with their three children (4,3 & 1 1/2 years) in a council owned slum house. A few years before Mr Phillips was earning £30.40 as a spot welder and they lived in a new council house. Then Mr P began going blind (a danger of his trade) he lost his job, fell into rent arrears was evicted into this sub-standard property-no bath, no hot water, outdoor lavatory. They live on £10.15 per week'. See interview P17 "Happy Christmas"'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mr & Mrs Phillips…

00/10/1970

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Mother and children living in a council-owned slum house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mother and children living in a council-owned slum house

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Mother and children living in a council-owned slum house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mother and children living in a council-owned slum house

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. Apart from the poor state of the property:- no bathroom, no hot water, outside lavatory, inside walls running with damp - these children were sleeping in the middle of winter, on two sodden seat cushions covered by a couple of old 'macs', there was no heating in the room, the snow lay thick outside and the windows were broken'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. Apart from the poor state of the property:- no bathroom, no hot water, outside lavatory, inside walls running with damp - these children were sleeping in the middle of winter, on two sodden seat cushions covered by a couple of old 'macs', there was no heating in the room, the snow lay thick outside and the windows were broken'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr & Mrs Phillips lived with their three children (4,3 & 1 1/2 years) in a council owned slum house. A few years before Mr Phillips was earning £30.40 as a spot welder and they lived in a new council house. Then Mr P began going blind (a danger of his trade) he lost his job, fell into rent arrears was evicted into this sub-standard property-no bath, no hot water, outdoor lavatory. They live on £10.15 per week'. See interview P17 "Happy Christmas", photographed by Nick Hedges.

Mr & Mrs Phillips…

1970-10

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Untitled gelatin silver print of the end wall of a terrace with 'Winifred Grove, 12' painted on, photographed by Nick Hedges, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, July 1969.

Untitled gelatin silver print of the end wall of a terrace with 'Winifred Grove

1969-07

Untitled silver gelatin print, photographed by Nick Hedges, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, July 1969.

Untitled silver gelatin print

1969-07

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Inner playground, an empty house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Inner playground, an empty house

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Mrs D in the childrens bedroom of her decaying council house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mrs D in the childrens bedroom of her decaying council house

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Mrs F and her family living in two rooms of a multi-let house. They were later re-housed by a Shelter-backed Housing Association

Mrs F and her family…

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. The property was in poor condition, no hot water, no bathroom, the outside lavatory did not work. Floorboards were broken and the inside walls were all running with damp'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. Apart from the poor state of the property:- no bathroom, no hot water, outside lavatory, inside walls running with damp - these children were sleeping in the middle of winter, on two sodden seat cushions covered by a couple of old 'macs', there was no heating in the room, the snow lay thick outside and the windows were broken'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. Apart from the poor state of the property:- no bathroom, no hot water, outside lavatory, inside walls running with damp - these children were sleeping in the middle of winter, on two sodden seat cushions covered by a couple of old 'macs', there was no heating in the room, the snow lay outside and the windows were broken'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Two backward children'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Two backward children

1970-10

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. Apart from the poor state of the property:- no bathroom, no hot water, outside lavatory, inside walls running with damp - these children were sleeping in the middle of winter, on two sodden seat cushions covered by a couple of old 'macs', there was no heating in the room, the snow lay outside and the windows were broken'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham.Young boy outside boarded up house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Young boy outside boarded up house

1969-07

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. The residents' ironic comment to visitors chancing to stray into what was Birmingham's worst slum'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

The residents' ironic comment to visitors…

1969-07

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. Apart from the poor state of the property:- no bathroom, no hot water, outside lavatory, inside walls running with damp - these children were sleeping in the middle of winter, on two sodden seat cushions covered by a couple of old 'macs', there was no heating in the room, the snow lay thick outside and the windows were broken'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham.Mrs D in the childrens bedroom of her decaying council house'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mrs D in the childrens bedroom of her decaying council house

1969-07

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Betty Magee (11) lived with her mother and two brothers in slum council house. There was no bath, no hot water. The outdoor lavatory flushes onto the floor unless you kept firm hold on the pipe at the back of the pan. They paid £3.45p a fortnight in rent. "The worst thing about living here is the cockroaches and rats" Betty's mother died just after Christmas (Handwritten)'. See interview P.10. Happy Christmas', photographed by Nick Hedges.

Betty Magee…

1970-10

Gelatin silver print entitled 'November 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Kitchen in council owner slum property in Hampden Street'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Kitchen in council owner slum property in Hampden Street

1969-11

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Baby asleep in armchair'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Baby asleep in armchair

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Cooking on paraffin heaters. Absentee landlord had collected money from the electricity and gas meters but failed to pay the bills. So the tenants had their gas and electricity turned off'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Cooking on paraffin heaters…

1969-07

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Mother and child living in substandard property'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Mother and child living in substandard property

1969-06

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children lived in a council owned house in Vincent Crescent, Balsall Heath. The property was in poor condition, no hot water, no bathroom, the lavatory did not work. Floorboards were broken and the inside walls were all running with damp'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

Birmingham, January 1969. Mr and Mrs M and their four children...

1969-01

Gelatin silver print entitled 'June 1969, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. In the front room of council slum property'. Photograph by Nick Hedges.

In the front room of council slum property

1969-07

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Betty Magee (11) lived with her mother and two brothers in slum council house. There was no bath, no hot water. The outdoor lavatory flushes onto the floor unless you kept firm hold on the pipe at the back of the pan. They paid £3.45p a fortnight in rent. "The worst thing about living here is the cockroaches and rats" Betty's mother died just after Christmas (Handwritten)'. See interview P.10. Happy Christmas', photographed by Nick Hedges.

Betty Magee…

1970-10