Spatial

A mile south of the bustling centre of Manchester is Hulme. An unassuming part of the city much like any other modern inner city. Hulme though was the location of one of the most disastrous social housing experiments in British history. Occupying the area for two decades, it was a formidable home of misery and crime. Standing in the Hulme today, you could easily be mistaken for thinking it never existed. It's like someone, attempting to hide any trace of their mistake - scrubbed the area clean. No one could have predicted the madness and chaos that unfolded. Especially at the beginning. Especially when Hulme crescents were first built. Further Reading and sources: Manchester History Tony Wilson in Hulme, Manchester. 1993. Regeneration Doc ExHulme Guestbook - Really interesting stories from former residents. We moved to Hulme and we were in heaven: A Manchester story of happy childhoods and broken dreams - Manchester Evening News Hollis, Edward. The Secret Lives of Buildings: from the Ruins of the