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David Chadwick

Hulme, Manchester

1975-1977

Between 1975 and 1977, David Chadwick photographed Hulme, Manchester, documenting residents, housing and everyday life during the early years of the newly built estate. The series includes portraits, children, communal walkways and wider views of the Hulme Crescents.

Chadwick moved to Manchester in 1972 to study photography at Manchester Polytechnic’s School of Art. He began photographing Hulme during his final year and continued the series over the following two years.

The Hulme redevelopment had replaced a large area of Victorian terraced housing with crescent-shaped blocks, maisonettes and deck-access walkways. Chadwick’s photographs document some of the estate’s first residents. This gallery forms part of British Culture Archive’s wider presentation of the series, alongside dedicated galleries of Hulme portraits and children.

Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.
Two teenage friends in the cresents.

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This is a photograph of a mother and daughter in Hulme in Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Mother and Daughter.

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This is a photograph of Hulme in Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Two elderly residents chat outside the bookmakers.

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This is a photograph of a Hulme resident in Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
A resident enjoys a smoke.

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This is a photograph of the Hulme community in Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
A man dances in the crescents.

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This is a photograph of a young boy in Hulme, Manchester, UK. Taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

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This is a photograph of residents of Hulme in Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Residents gather for drink.

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This is a photograph of kids in Hulme, Manchester, UK. Taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Young girls play in the crescents.

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This is a photograph of Manchester, UK taken in 1976 by photographer David Chadwick. Posters in the background for The Sex Pistols at The Free Trade Hall, 1976.
Manchester, 1976. Posters in the background include the Sex Pistols return gig at The Free Trade Hall.

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This is a photograph of a milk float in Hulme, Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Milk Float in Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

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Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.
Mother and Daughter in Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © David Chadwick / British Culture Archive

Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.
Young girl on the Crescents, Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

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This is a photograph of a young family in Hulme, Manchester, UK. Taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

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This is a photograph of The Spinners Arms in Hulme, Manchester, UK. Taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Friends drinking in The Spinners Arms. Hulme, 1970s.

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Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © David Chadwick / British Culture Archive

This is a photograph of Hulme in Manchester, UK taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © David Chadwick / British Culture Archive

This is a photograph of Hulme in Manchester, UK taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © David Chadwick / British Culture Archive

This is a photograph of Hulme in Manchester, UK taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

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Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.
A young family in Hulme.

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Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.
Kids play on the walkways to the maisonettes.

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Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

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This is a photograph of boy writing graffiti in Hulme, Manchester, UK. Taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
A boy writes graffiti on a wall.

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This is a photograph of Hulme, Manchester, UK. Taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Lads off to play football.

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This is a photograph of a boy playing in Hulme in Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © David Chadwick / British Culture Archive

This is a photograph of Hulme in Manchester, UK taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © David Chadwick / British Culture Archive

This is a photograph of Hulme in Manchester taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

Photo © David Chadwick / British Culture Archive

This is a photograph of a sound system in Hulme, Manchester, UK. Taken in the 1970s by photographer David Chadwick.
Sound System in Hulme, Manchester, 1970s.

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Archive and exhibition history

David Chadwick received an Arts Council Photography Award in 1978–79, and four photographs from his Hulme series are held in the Arts Council Collection. Work from the series was included in No Such Thing as Society: Photography in Britain 1967–1987, a Hayward Touring exhibition shown in 2008–09, and History Is Now: 7 Artists Take on Britain at the Hayward Gallery in 2015.

The John Rylands Research Institute and Library holds material from Chadwick’s Hulme archive. British Culture Archive first published its extensive online presentation of the series on 5 February 2023 and represents selected work for editorial use, image licensing and print editions.

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For Licensing and usage enquiries please email: contact@britishculturearchive.co.uk

All images © David Chadwick, all rights reserved. No usage or reproduction of any kind without prior permission of the copyright holder.