£150.00
Limited edition print
Part of the BCA Editions Programme: exclusive photographic editions produced in collaboration with photographers and estates.
About the BCA Editions Programme ›
Royal Mail Tracked delivery in 3–7 working days
Hulme, Manchester, 1986.
Hulme Crescents welcomed their first residents in 1972 but quickly deteriorated through construction faults, underinvestment and changes to council housing policy. By 1986, the estate had become home to a distinctive mix of older residents, young people, students, artists and musicians, forming an important part of Manchester’s alternative cultural scene.
Beezer’s photograph holds these histories together: the failure of a post-war housing experiment, the political anger of the period and the creativity that continued around it. Demolition of the Crescents began in 1991.
Andrew ‘Beezer’ Beese was born in Bristol in 1965 and documented his formative years immersed in the city’s music and youth culture during the 1980s and 1990s. Growing up alongside members of the Wild Bunch sound system, who later became Massive Attack, Beese recorded a period of lasting cultural significance in Bristol’s history.
Alongside his work in Bristol, Beese photographed music and street culture elsewhere in the UK during the same period. This includes work made in Manchester in 1986, documenting the years immediately before acid house at the Haçienda nightclub, as well as the inner-city district of Hulme.
All British Culture Archive prints and editions are supplied unframed and include a white border around the image. Border widths vary according to the proportions of each photograph.
If a mount is used, ask your framer to ensure that the full image, signature and edition details remain visible. A professional framer can advise on suitable archival mounting, glazing and frame options. Prints may also be framed without a mount.
All British Culture Archive prints and editions are inspected and securely packaged before dispatch. Smaller prints are sent flat, while larger prints are rolled and sent in sturdy fine art tubes.
Orders are sent via Royal Mail Tracked and are normally delivered within 3–7 working days. Tracking details are provided once your order has been dispatched.
If your order arrives damaged, faulty or incorrect, please contact us as soon as possible at contact@britishculturearchive.co.uk, including your order number and photographs where appropriate. We will arrange a replacement or refund and cover any reasonable return costs.
If you change your mind, please contact us within 14 days of receiving your order. You then have a further 14 days to return it. Prints should be unmarked and securely packaged. Return postage for change-of-mind returns is the customer’s responsibility, and we recommend retaining proof of postage.
Refunds are made to the original payment method within 14 days of receiving the returned item or evidence that it has been sent. The original standard delivery charge will also be refunded where required.
This policy does not affect your statutory rights.
Purchasing a print does not transfer copyright or reproduction rights. Images may not be copied, reproduced, published or used commercially without permission.
For public exhibition, publication or commercial licensing enquiries, please contact contact@britishculturearchive.co.uk.