In 1971, the Hulme Crescents were thought to represent the best of modern social housing as we saw in last week’s post. The planning principles which inspired them were intended not only to provide decent housing but to honour and foster community. The construction techniques which built them had seemed to promise mass housing on a scale and at a pace which would finally eradicate the scourge of the slums.
Really interesting analysis. The World in Action excerpt on YouTube provides some additional colour to the story (but in a muted, grey, mancunian kind of way).
Really interesting analysis. The World in Action excerpt on YouTube provides some additional colour to the story (but in a muted, grey, mancunian kind of way).
Thankyou, this is great reading and sort of makes me wish I could see the place as it was... While understanding well why it is no longer.