Street scene
Photograph of women and children in street. Taken in Salford by Nick Hedges.
The Shelter Archive: Photographs by Nick Hedges
Between 1968 and 1972 Nick Hedges made a series of photographs for the national housing charity 'Shelter'. Launched in December 1966 (the same month as Ken Loach's influential television drama 'Cathy ...
Three children on the street
Photograph of three children on the street in Winson Green, Birmingham. Taken by Nick Hedges.
Three women pushing a pram in the street
Photograph of three women pushing a baby in a pram in a slum street. Taken in Liverpool by Nick Hedges.
Two boys on swings in playground by Nick Hedges
Two girls, Notting Hill, London by Nick Hedges
Hedges tried to show a positive, as well as negative, side of homelessness. These girls are photographed in their one room flat. They are smiling and the room is homely and inviting. However, their home ...
Woman and four children
Photograph of a woman in a headscarf with four small children in a slum interior. Taken in Winson Green, Birmingham by Nick Hedges.
Young black girl in slum interior
Photograph of a young black girl in a slum interior. Taken in Balsall Heath, Birmingham by Nick Hedges.
Young boy reading a book
Photograph of a little boy reading a book in outside stairwell. Taken in Liverpool by Nick Hedges.
Young girl in slum bathroom
Photograph of a little girl in a slum bathroom. Taken in Moss Side, Manchester by Nick Hedges.